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How to play Breathe In, Breathe Out on piano
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- Ab major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2014
- Medium
Learn Breathe In, Breathe Out in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ab – Dbsus4 – Ab – Fm
Breathe In, Breathe Out sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Dbsus4 is Db, Gb and Ab; Fm is F, Ab and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIDbsus4IVsus4AbIFmvi- AbAb · C · Eb
- Dbsus4Db · Gb · Ab
- FmF · Ab · C
- 2
Left hand: Run-up footsteps
Four steady steps plus a quick extra one that leads into the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 581 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Firefly blink
The top note and the one below blink back and forth like a firefly. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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.
- 5
Ending: Db – Eb – Ab
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Breathe In, Breathe Out
What chords are in Breathe In, Breathe Out?
The loop is Ab – Dbsus4 – Ab – Fm (I – IVsus – I – vi) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Breathe In, Breathe Out in?
Ab major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Breathe In, Breathe Out?
Run-up footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Breathe In, Breathe Out 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.