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How to play Everything Now on piano
By Arcade Fire
- C major
- 4/4
- 118 BPM
- Medium
Learn Everything Now in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – F – D – F
Everything Now sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIIFIVDIIFIV- DD · F# · A
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Rush-and-step pulse
Three quick notes tumble out, a pause, then one high step on beat 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 157 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Double island chords
The island rhythm squeezed in twice per bar: quick and dancy. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 118 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: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
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Questions about Everything Now
What chords are in Everything Now?
The loop is D – F – D – F (II – IV – II – IV) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Everything Now in?
C major, at about 118 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Everything Now?
Rush-and-step pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Everything Now 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.