Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play Fire And Ice on piano

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Learn Fire And Ice in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: Ab – Bb – Cm – Ab
Fire And Ice sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbVIBbVIICmiAbVI
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- CmC · Eb · G
26 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Pop heartbeat
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Pop heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Heartbeat chords
Long, short, long: chords on the pop heartbeat, then a rest. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Heartbeat chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 100 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: Ab – Bb – Cm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbCm

What chords are in Fire And Ice?

The loop is Ab – Bb – Cm – Ab (bVI – bVII – i – bVI) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.

What key is Fire And Ice in?

C minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Fire And Ice?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Fire And Ice easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.