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How to play Everybody Hates Me on piano
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- D major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- IV–V–vi–V loop
- 2018
- Medium
Learn Everybody Hates Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: G – A – Bm – A
Everybody Hates Me sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; A is A, C# and E; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIVAVBmviAV- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- BmB · D · F#
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Left hand: Giant steps
A full chord on every beat, low and heavy, like a giant walking. Musicians call it lh chords (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
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Right hand: Tap-and-hop
One note taps five times, then hops up to the next chord note. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
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Both hands at 160 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: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- DD · F# · A
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Questions about Everybody Hates Me
What chords are in Everybody Hates Me?
The loop is G – A – Bm – A (IV – V – vi – V) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Everybody Hates Me in?
D major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Everybody Hates Me?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Everybody Hates Me 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.