Piano chords · Lullaby boat
How to play Easy on piano
By Rascal Flatts feat. Natasha Bedingfield
- E major
- 6/8
- 60 BPM
- Medium
Learn Easy in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: B – C#m – B – E
Easy sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: B is B, D# and F#; C#m is C#, E and G#; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BVC#mviBVEI- BB · D# · F#
- C#mC# · E · G#
- EE · G# · B
- 2
Left hand: Hammock heartbeat
Long-short, long-short: the low notes sway like a hammock. Musicians call it root bass · 6/8 lilt (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 128 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Cradle chords
A chord, a rock to beat two, a soft pickup back: like a cradle. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 60 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: A – B – E
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Easy
What chords are in Easy?
The loop is B – C#m – B – E (V – vi – V – I) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is Easy in?
E major, at about 60 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Easy?
Hammock heartbeat: root bass · 6/8 lilt, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Easy 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.