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How to play Don't Rush on piano

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Learn Don't Rush in 5 steps

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

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Chords: G – A – G – A
Don't Rush sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIVAVGIVAV
- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
96 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Late-hop footsteps
Steady low-high steps with one quick extra hop after beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 659 songs of the library.
Late-hop footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Peekaboo chords
A chord on 2, then two surprises popping up between the beats. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Peekaboo chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 100 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.
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Ending: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD
- DD · F# · A

What chords are in Don't Rush?

The loop is G – A – G – A (IV – V – IV – V) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Don't Rush in?

D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Don't Rush?

Late-hop footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Don't Rush easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.