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How to play Eisenmann on piano
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- D major
- 4/4
- 76 BPM
- 2012
- Medium
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Learn Eisenmann in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – C#m – D – F#m
How it goes
Eisenmann sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; C#m is C#, E and G#; D is D, F# and A; F#m is F#, A and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmviC#mviiDIF#miii- BmB · D · F#
- C#mC# · E · G#
- DD · F# · A
- F#mF# · A · C#
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Mouse-run chords
How it goes
Skips beat 1, scurries through four quick chords, then hides. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 76 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: G – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Eisenmann
What chords are in Eisenmann?
The loop is Bm – C#m – D – F#m (vi – vii – I – iii) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Eisenmann in?
D major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Eisenmann?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Eisenmann 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.