Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Constant Craving on piano
Artist unknown
- F minor
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- Easy
Learn Constant Craving in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Db – Fm – Cm – Ebsus4
Constant Craving sits in F minor: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Db is Db, F and Ab; Fm is F, Ab and C; Cm is C, Eb and G; Ebsus4 is Eb, Ab and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbVIFmiCmvEbsus4VIIsus4- DbDb · F · Ab
- FmF · Ab · C
- CmC · Eb · G
- Ebsus4Eb · Ab · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. 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: Db – Eb – Fm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbFm- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Constant Craving
What chords are in Constant Craving?
The loop is Db – Fm – Cm – Ebsus4 (bVI – i – v – bVIIsus) in F minor, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Fm.
What key is Constant Craving in?
F minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Constant Craving?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Constant Craving easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.