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How to play Ego Music on piano

By Pet Shop Boys

  • F minor
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 2012
  • Medium
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Left hand Engine 8thsRight hand Steady chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn Ego Music in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: Ab – Db – Ebm – Fm

    How it goes

    Ego Music sits in F minor: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Db is Db, F and Ab; Ebm is Eb, Gb and Bb; Fm is F, Ab and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    AbIIIDbVIEbmviiFmi
    • AbAb · C · Eb
    • DbDb · F · Ab
    • EbmEb · Gb · Bb
    • FmF · Ab · C
  2. 2

    Left hand: Engine 8ths

    How it goes

    The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Steady chords

    How it goes

    A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 100 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. 5

    Ending: Db – Eb – Fm

    How it goes

    The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    DbEbFm
    • EbEb · G · Bb

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Questions about Ego Music

What chords are in Ego Music?

The loop is Ab – Db – Ebm – Fm (bIII – bVI – bvii – i) in F minor, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Fm.

What key is Ego Music in?

F minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Ego Music?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Ego Music 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.