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How to play Finesse on piano
By Pentatonix
- D minor
- 4/4
- 104 BPM
- 2016
- Medium
Learn Finesse in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – Am – Dm – Bb
Finesse sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Am is A, C and E; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbVIAmvDmiBbVI- BbBb · D · F
- AmA · C · E
- DmD · F · A
- 2
Left hand: Dawdling footsteps
Two steps, then a lazy late note after beat 3 that catches up on 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 222 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 104 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 – Dm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCDm- CC · E · G
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Questions about Finesse
What chords are in Finesse?
The loop is Bb – Am – Dm – Bb (bVI – v – i – bVI) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Finesse in?
D minor, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Finesse?
Dawdling footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Finesse 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.