Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Cut To The Feeling on piano
Written by Carly Rae Jepsen, Simon Wilcox & others
- A major
- 4/4
- 112 BPM
- 2017
- Easy
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Learn Cut To The Feeling in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F#m – D – A – Esus4
How it goes
Cut To The Feeling sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F#m is F#, A and C#; D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E; Esus4 is E, A and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F#mviDIVAIEsus4Vsus4- F#mF# · A · C#
- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- Esus4E · A · B
- 2
Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
How it goes
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Soft chords
How it goes
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 112 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: D – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- EE · G# · B
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Questions about Cut To The Feeling
What chords are in Cut To The Feeling?
The loop is F#m – D – A – Esus4 (vi – IV – I – Vsus) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Cut To The Feeling in?
A major, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Cut To The Feeling?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Cut To The Feeling 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.