Boomerang Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Boomerang in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: G#m – F# – E – B
Boomerang sits in B major: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G#m is G#, B and D#; F# is F#, A# and C#; E is E, G# and B; B is B, D# and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
G#mviF#VEIVBI
- G#mG# · B · D#
- F#F# · A# · C#
- EE · G# · B
- BB · D# · F#
51 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Power fifths
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Power fifthsLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Swing push
Three chords tumble out early with a swing, then the bar breathes. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Swing pushSyncopated chords · Blues and boogie-woogieRight handEasy
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Both hands at 124 BPM
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
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Ending: F# – E – B
The last chords are V – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
F#EB

What chords are in Boomerang?

The loop is G#m – F# – E – B (vi – V – IV – I) in B major, and the song ends on F# – E – B.

What key is Boomerang in?

B major, at about 124 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Boomerang?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Boomerang easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.