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How to play Everything Has Changed on piano

By Taylor Swift

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Left hand Island pulseRight hand Steady chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn Everything Has Changed in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: D – C – G – Em

    Everything Has Changed sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    DVCIVGIEmvi
    • DD · F# · A
    • CC · E · G
    • GG · B · D
    • EmE · G · B
    18 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Island pulse

    Three, three, two: the island rhythm in so many pop hits. Musicians call it root bass · tresillo 3-3-2 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Steady chords

    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 150 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. 5

    Ending: C – D – G

    The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    CDG

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Questions about Everything Has Changed

What chords are in Everything Has Changed?

The loop is D – C – G – Em (V – IV – I – vi) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Everything Has Changed in?

G major, at about 150 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Everything Has Changed?

Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Everything Has Changed 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.