Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Buddy on piano
Written by Taalib Johnson, Carvin Haggins & others
- A major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 2007
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Buddy in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C#m – Bm – C#m – Bm
How it goes
Buddy sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C#m is C#, E and G#; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C#miiiBmiiC#miiiBmii- C#mC# · E · G#
- BmB · D · F#
- 2
Left hand: Drumming bass
How it goes
The root drummed on every quick beat, with a tiny step at the end. Musicians call it broken chord 1-1 (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 263 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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.
- 5
Ending: D – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Buddy
What chords are in Buddy?
The loop is C#m – Bm – C#m – Bm (iii – ii – iii – ii) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Buddy in?
A major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Buddy?
Drumming bass: broken chord 1-1, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Buddy 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.