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How to play Dangerous on piano
By Kardinal Offishall featuring Akon
- G minor
- 4/4
- 112 BPM
- bVI–bVII–i–bVI loop
- Medium
Learn Dangerous in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – F – Gm – Eb
Dangerous sits in G minor: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; F is F, A and C; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbVIFVIIGmiEbVI- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
- 2
Left hand: Busy-bee pulse
Busy and bouncy, with pushes before beat 3 and at the very end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 176 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 112 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: Eb – F – Gm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFGm
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Questions about Dangerous
What chords are in Dangerous?
The loop is Eb – F – Gm – Eb (bVI – bVII – i – bVI) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is Dangerous in?
G minor, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Dangerous?
Busy-bee pulse: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Dangerous 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.