Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Can't Feel My Face on piano
By The Weeknd
- C major
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- V–IV–vi–V loop
- 2015
- Medium
Learn Can't Feel My Face in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – F – Am – G
Can't Feel My Face sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; F is F, A and C; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GVFIVAmviGV- GG · B · D
- FF · A · C
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Shimmering waves
A low root, then two notes rocking fast like light on water. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 58 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 110 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: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- CC · E · G
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Questions about Can't Feel My Face
What chords are in Can't Feel My Face?
The loop is G – F – Am – G (V – IV – vi – V) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Can't Feel My Face in?
C major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Can't Feel My Face?
Shimmering waves: open arpeggio 1-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Can't Feel My Face 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.