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How to play Fairest on piano
By Glenn Packiam
- D major
- 4/4
- 82 BPM
- vi–I–V–IV loop
- 2004
- Medium
Learn Fairest in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – D – A – G
Fairest sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmviDIAVGIV- BmB · D · F#
- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Tick-tick-boom pulse
Two quick low notes and a high one, twice: ta-ta-DUM, ta-ta-DUM. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 479 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Soft chords
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 82 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: D – A7 – D
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DA7D- A7A · C# · E · G
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Questions about Fairest
What chords are in Fairest?
The loop is Bm – D – A – G (vi – I – V – IV) in D major, and the song ends on D – A7 – D.
What key is Fairest in?
D major, at about 82 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Fairest?
Tick-tick-boom pulse: root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Fairest 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.