Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Breezin' on piano
- D major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- 1971
- Medium
Learn Breezin' in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – Bm – Asus4 – D
Breezin' sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; Bm is B, D and F#; Asus4 is A, D and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIBmviAsus4Vsus4DI- DD · F# · A
- BmB · D · F#
- Asus4A · D · E
- 2
Left hand: Three-step climb
Root, fifth, octave, then let it ring. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Breezin'
What chords are in Breezin'?
The loop is D – Bm – Asus4 – D (I – vi – Vsus – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Breezin' in?
D major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Breezin'?
Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Breezin' 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.