Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Different on piano
- C major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1970
- Medium
Learn Different in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ab – Db – G – C
Different sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Db is Db, F and Ab; G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbbVIDbbIIGVCI- AbAb · C · Eb
- DbDb · F · Ab
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Tiptoe heartbeat
One firm note, then three tiptoe steps between the beats. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3& · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 245 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pulsing star
A chord, then one bright high note pulsing on every quick beat. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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
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Questions about Different
What chords are in Different?
The loop is Ab – Db – G – C (bVI – bII – V – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Different in?
C major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Different?
Tiptoe heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Different 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.