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How to play Final Showdown on piano
By Rupert Everett
- D major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- bVI–bVII–bVI–bVII loop
- 2007
- Medium
Learn Final Showdown in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – C – Bb – C
Final Showdown sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbbVICbVIIBbbVICbVII- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Carousel
Boom-chick-chick, boom-chick-chick: round and round like a carousel. Musicians call it waltz 6/8 oom-pah (waltz), a medium pattern heard in 26 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
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Questions about Final Showdown
What chords are in Final Showdown?
The loop is Bb – C – Bb – C (bVI – bVII – bVI – bVII) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Final Showdown in?
D major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Final Showdown?
Carousel: waltz 6/8 oom-pah, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Final Showdown 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.