Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Crash And Burn on piano
Written by Chris Stapleton & Jesse Frasure
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 130 BPM
- I–vi–I–vi loop
- 2015
- Medium
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Learn Crash And Burn in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Cm – Eb – Cm
How it goes
Crash And Burn sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbICmviEbICmvi- EbEb · G · Bb
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
How it goes
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hurrying chords
How it goes
Calm chords in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 130 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Crash And Burn
What chords are in Crash And Burn?
The loop is Eb – Cm – Eb – Cm (I – vi – I – vi) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Crash And Burn in?
Eb major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Crash And Burn?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Crash And Burn 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.