Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Escape on piano
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 125 BPM
- Medium
Learn Escape in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – Bb – Gm7 – Fsus4 – F
Escape sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 5 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Gm7 is G, Bb, D and F; Fsus4 is F, Bb and C; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIBbIGm7vi7Fsus4Vsus4FV- BbBb · D · F
- Gm7G · Bb · D · F
- Fsus4F · Bb · C
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Rock hop
Low, high, a quick double, then high again: a hopping rock bass. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 809 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Double-skip chords
Steady chords with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 125 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: Eb – F – Bb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Escape
What chords are in Escape?
The loop is Bb – Bb – Gm7 – Fsus4 – F (I – vi7 – Vsus4 – V – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Escape in?
Bb major, at about 125 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Escape?
Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Escape easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Escape?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the bass riff of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.