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How to play Bullets on piano

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Learn Bullets in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Db – Ab – Eb – Fm
Bullets sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Db is Db, F and Ab; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Fm is F, Ab and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbIVAbIEbVFmvi
- DbDb · F · Ab
- AbAb · C · Eb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FmF · Ab · C
141 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Heartbeat octavesRocking octaves · RockLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Hand-clap chords
Rests on beat 1, then clap-clap on 2 and one more clap on 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hand-clap chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 148 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: Ab – Eb – Ab
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbEbAb

What chords are in Bullets?

The loop is Db – Ab – Eb – Fm (IV – I – V – vi) in Ab major, and the song ends on Ab – Eb – Ab.

What key is Bullets in?

Ab major, at about 148 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Bullets?

Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Bullets easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.