Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Custom Machine on piano
- D major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1964
- Medium
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Learn Custom Machine in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – C – A – D
How it goes
Custom Machine sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; C is C, E and G; A is A, C# and E; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbbVICbVIIAVDI- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Drowsy heartbeat
How it goes
Two slow notes, then a late one that slips in before the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 889 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 100 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 – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- GG · B · D
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Questions about Custom Machine
What chords are in Custom Machine?
The loop is Bb – C – A – D (bVI – bVII – V – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Custom Machine in?
D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Custom Machine?
Drowsy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Custom Machine 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.