Piano chords · Rock drive

How to play Dental Care on piano

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Learn Dental Care in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: G – Am – F – C
How it goes
Dental Care sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Am is A, C and E; F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GVAmviFIVCI
- GG · B · D
- AmA · C · E
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
48 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Power fifthsLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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.
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Ending: Am – F – C
How it goes
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AmFC

What chords are in Dental Care?

The loop is G – Am – F – C (V – vi – IV – I) in C major, and the song ends on Am – F – C.

What key is Dental Care in?

C major, at about 138 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Dental Care?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Dental Care 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.