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How to play Burn Down The Mission on piano
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- G major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- Medium
Learn Burn Down The Mission in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – C – Dm – G
Burn Down The Mission sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; Dm is D, F and A; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FbVIICIVDmvGI- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- DmD · F · A
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Galloping heartbeat
Ta-DUM, ta-DUM: quick pickups into beats 2 and 4, like hooves. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 3 · 3a · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 115 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. 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: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- DD · F# · A
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Questions about Burn Down The Mission
What chords are in Burn Down The Mission?
The loop is F – C – Dm – G (bVII – IV – v – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Burn Down The Mission in?
G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Burn Down The Mission?
Galloping heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 3 · 3a · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Burn Down The Mission 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.