Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Desperate Housewives Main Title on piano
By Danny Elfman
- C major
- 4/4
- 143 BPM
- 2004
- Medium
Learn Desperate Housewives Main Title in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: B – Abm – F# – G
Desperate Housewives Main Title sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: B is B, D# and F#; Abm is Ab, Cb and Eb; F# is F#, A# and C#; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BVIIAbmbviF##IVGV- BB · D# · F#
- AbmAb · Cb · Eb
- F#F# · A# · C#
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Groovy roots
Notes jump around the “ands”, giving the bass a funky bounce. Musicians call it root bass · syncopated 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 363 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Heartbeat chords
Long, short, long: chords on the pop heartbeat, then a rest. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 143 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: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
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Questions about Desperate Housewives Main Title
What chords are in Desperate Housewives Main Title?
The loop is B – Abm – F# – G (VII – bvi – #IV – V) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Desperate Housewives Main Title in?
C major, at about 143 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Desperate Housewives Main Title?
Groovy roots: root bass · syncopated 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Desperate Housewives Main Title 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.