Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Fierce on piano
Written by Chris Quilala, Josh Silverberg & others
- D major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 2016
- Medium
Learn Fierce in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – D – Bm – Asus4
Fierce sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A; Bm is B, D and F#; Asus4 is A, D and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIVDIBmviAsus4Vsus4- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- BmB · D · F#
- Asus4A · D · E
- 2
Left hand: Tap-dance footsteps
Busy little taps around beat 2, then two calm steps to finish. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 100 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pop stabs
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Fierce
What chords are in Fierce?
The loop is G – D – Bm – Asus4 (IV – I – vi – Vsus) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Fierce in?
D major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Fierce?
Tap-dance footsteps: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Fierce 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.