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How to play Burn Baby Burn on piano

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Learn Burn Baby Burn in 5 steps

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

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Chords: G – Bm – D – G
How it goes
Burn Baby Burn sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Bm is B, D and F#; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIVBmviDIGIV
- GG · B · D
- BmB · D · F#
- DD · F# · A
24 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Run-up footsteps
How it goes
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.
Run-up footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Wait-a-beat chords
How it goes
Silence on beat 1, then chords on 2, 3 and 4, leaving room for the bass. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Wait-a-beat chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 134 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: Bm – G – D
How it goes
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BmGD

What chords are in Burn Baby Burn?

The loop is G – Bm – D – G (IV – vi – I – IV) in D major, and the song ends on Bm – G – D.

What key is Burn Baby Burn in?

D major, at about 134 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Burn Baby Burn?

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 Burn Baby Burn 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.