Piano chords · Film & wonder
How to play Bye Bye (Live Version) on piano
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- A major
- 4/4
- 82 BPM
- 2015
- Tricky
Learn Bye Bye (Live Version) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: A – D – F# – E
Bye Bye (Live Version) sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; D is D, F# and A; F# is F#, A# and C#; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIDIVF#VIEV- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
- F#F# · A# · C#
- EE · G# · B
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Left hand: Big sweep
Two octaves in one sweep: the film-score sound. Musicians call it wide arpeggio 8-12-15-1-5-8 (wide arpeggio), a tricky pattern heard in 131 songs of the library.
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Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
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Both hands at 82 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: D – E – A
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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Questions about Bye Bye (Live Version)
What chords are in Bye Bye (Live Version)?
The loop is A – D – F# – E (I5 – IV – VI – V) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Bye Bye (Live Version) in?
A major, at about 82 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Bye Bye (Live Version)?
Big sweep: wide arpeggio 8-12-15-1-5-8, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Bye Bye (Live Version) easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky 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.