Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Flawless on piano
Written by Bart Millard, Mike Scheuchzer & others
- A major
- 4/4
- 104 BPM
- I–V–IV–I loop
- 2014
- Medium
Learn Flawless in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – E – D – A
Flawless 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; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIEVDIVAI- AA · C# · E
- EE · G# · B
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Bubbly heartbeat
Steady beats filled with quick little pickups around beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 173 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Sprint-and-stop chords
Four quick chords in the first half, then a calm, empty second half. 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: E – D – A
The last chords are V – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EDA
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Questions about Flawless
What chords are in Flawless?
The loop is A – E – D – A (I – V – IV – I) in A major, and the song ends on E – D – A.
What key is Flawless in?
A major, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Flawless?
Bubbly heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Flawless 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.