Piano chords · Bossa beach
How to play Burn For You on piano
By John Farnham
- G# minor
- 4/4
- 96 BPM
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Burn For You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – E – D – F#
How it goes
Burn For You sits in G# minor: G# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; E is E, G# and B; D is D, F# and A; F# is F#, A# and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIIIEVID#IVF#VII- CC · E · G
- EE · G# · B
- DD · F# · A
- F#F# · A# · C#
- 2
Left hand: Bossa sway
How it goes
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Falling stars
How it goes
Three high notes fall over and over, like stars dropping from the sky. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 96 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: E – F# – G#m
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EF#G#m- G#mG# · B · D#
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Questions about Burn For You
What chords are in Burn For You?
The loop is C – E – D – F# (III – bVI – #IV – bVII) in G# minor, and the song ends on E – F# – G#m.
What key is Burn For You in?
G# minor, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Burn For You?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Burn For You 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.