Fire Lake Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Fire Lake in 5 steps

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

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Chords: A – E – F#m – E
Fire Lake sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; E is E, G# and B; F#m is F#, A and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIEVF#mviEV
- AA · C# · E
- EE · G# · B
- F#mF# · A · C#
64 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Heartbeat octavesRocking octaves · RockLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Dawdling chords
Two chords, then a lazy late one after beat 3 that catches up on 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Dawdling chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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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.
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Ending: D – E – A
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA
- DD · F# · A

What chords are in Fire Lake?

The loop is A – E – F#m – E (I – V – vi – V) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is Fire Lake in?

A major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Fire Lake?

Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Fire Lake 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.