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How to play Estimated Prophet on piano

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Learn Estimated Prophet in 5 steps

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

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Chords: B – F# – E – B
Estimated Prophet sits in F# minor: F# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: B is B, D# and F#; F# is F#, A# and C#; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BIVF#IEVIIBIV
- BB · D# · F#
- F#F# · A# · C#
- EE · G# · B
39 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Waltz climb
Three notes up the chord, one per beat: a gentle waltz climb. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5 (3/4) (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 248 songs of the library.
Waltz climbBroken chord · WaltzLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Waltz chords
A chord on each of the three beats: a simple waltz. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Waltz chordsBlock chords · WaltzRight handEasy
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Both hands at 135 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.
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Ending: D – E – F#m
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEF#m
- DD · F# · A
- F#mF# · A · C#

What chords are in Estimated Prophet?

The loop is B – F# – E – B (IV – I – bVII – IV) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.

What key is Estimated Prophet in?

F# minor, at about 135 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Estimated Prophet?

Waltz climb: broken chord 1-3-5 (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Estimated Prophet easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.