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How to play Come Out And Play on piano
By The Offspring
- B minor
- 4/4
- 156 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Come Out And Play in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: B – D – A – B
How it goes
Come Out And Play sits in B minor: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: B is B, D# and F#; D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BIDIIIAVIIBI- BB · D# · F#
- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Walking roots
How it goes
One low note on every beat, steady as walking feet. Musicians call it root bass · quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pony-trot chords
How it goes
Quick trotting chords, then a jump over beat 3 to its “and”. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 156 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: G – A – Bm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GABm- GG · B · D
- BmB · D · F#
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Questions about Come Out And Play
What chords are in Come Out And Play?
The loop is B – D – A – B (I5 – bIII5 – bVII5 – I5) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is Come Out And Play in?
B minor, at about 156 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Come Out And Play?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Come Out And Play 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.