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How to play Doom And Gloom on piano
- D minor
- 4/4
- 132 BPM
- 2012
- Medium
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Learn Doom And Gloom in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – G – D – C
How it goes
Doom And Gloom sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CVIIGIVDICVII- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Jogging footsteps
How it goes
A calm start, then quick jogging notes through the middle of the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 159 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Sprint-and-stop chords
How it goes
Four quick chords in the first half, then a calm, empty second half. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 132 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: C – G – D
How it goes
The last chords are bVII – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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Questions about Doom And Gloom
What chords are in Doom And Gloom?
The loop is C – G – D – C (bVII – IV – I5 – bVII) in D minor, and the song ends on C – G – D.
What key is Doom And Gloom in?
D minor, at about 132 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Doom And Gloom?
Jogging footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Doom And Gloom 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.