Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Decks Dark on piano
Written by Thom Yorke, Jonathan Greenwood & others
- D major
- 2/2
- 138 BPM
- 2016
- Medium
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Learn Decks Dark in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – Bb – Gm – D
How it goes
Decks Dark sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; Bb is Bb, D and F; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIBbbVIGmivDI- DD · F# · A
- BbBb · D · F
- GmG · Bb · D
- 2
Left hand: Marching giant
How it goes
Thick three-note chords on every beat, rocking between two shapes. Musicians call it lh triads (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 138 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
- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Decks Dark
What chords are in Decks Dark?
The loop is D – Bb – Gm – D (I – bVI – iv – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Decks Dark in?
D major, at about 138 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Decks Dark?
Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Decks Dark 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.