Brave Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Brave in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Gm7 – Gm – Eb – Cm7 – F7 – F – Bb – Gm7
How it goes
Brave sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: Gm7 is G, Bb, D and F; Gm is G, Bb and D; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Cm7 is C, Eb, G and Bb; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; F is F, A and C; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Gm7vi7GmviEbIVCm7ii7F7V7FVBbIGm7vi7
- Gm7G · Bb · D · F
- GmG · Bb · D
- EbEb · G · Bb
- Cm7C · Eb · G · Bb
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
95 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Late-hop footsteps
How it goes
Steady low-high steps with one quick extra hop after beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 659 songs of the library.
Late-hop footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pumping chordsPumping 8ths · RockRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 92 BPM
How it goes
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: Eb – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb

What chords are in Brave?

The loop is Gm7 – Gm – Eb – Cm7 – F7 – F – Bb – Gm7 (vi7 – vi – IV – ii7 – V7 – V – I – vi7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is Brave in?

Bb major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Brave?

Late-hop footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Brave easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Brave?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.