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How to play Fear Is A Liar on piano
Written by Jason Ingram, Jonathan Smith & others
- F major
- 2/2
- 148 BPM
- IV–I–IV–I loop
- 2016
- Medium
Learn Fear Is A Liar in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – F – Bb – F
Fear Is A Liar sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIVFIBbIVFI- BbBb · D · F
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Mozart murmur
Low, high, middle, high, over and over: the Mozart murmur. Musicians call it alberti bass 1-5-3-5 (alberti bass), a medium pattern heard in 186 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 148 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: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- CC · E · G
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Questions about Fear Is A Liar
What chords are in Fear Is A Liar?
The loop is Bb – F – Bb – F (IV – I – IV – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Fear Is A Liar in?
F major, at about 148 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Fear Is A Liar?
Mozart murmur: alberti bass 1-5-3-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Fear Is A Liar 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.