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How to play Feuerwerk on piano
By Wincent Weiss
- B major
- 4/4
- 146 BPM
- I–iii–vi–IV loop
- 2017
- Medium
Learn Feuerwerk in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: B – D#m – G#m – E
Feuerwerk sits in B major: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: B is B, D# and F#; D#m is D#, F# and A#; G#m is G#, B and D#; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BID#miiiG#mviEIV- BB · D# · F#
- D#mD# · F# · A#
- G#mG# · B · D#
- EE · G# · B
- 2
Left hand: Double-skip footsteps
Steady steps with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 397 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 146 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: E – F# – B
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EF#B- F#F# · A# · C#
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Questions about Feuerwerk
What chords are in Feuerwerk?
The loop is B – D#m – G#m – E (I – iii – vi – IV) in B major, and the song ends on E – F# – B.
What key is Feuerwerk in?
B major, at about 146 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Feuerwerk?
Double-skip footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Feuerwerk 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.