Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play Fortune Faded on piano

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Learn Fortune Faded in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: B – D – A – G
How it goes
Fortune Faded sits in B minor: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: B is B, D# and F#; D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BIDIIIAVIIGVI
- BB · D# · F#
- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- GG · B · D
2
Left hand: Lub-dub heartbeat
How it goes
Two quick beats, a pause, two quick beats: just like a real heart. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 294 songs of the library.
Lub-dub heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Twinkle
How it goes
Two notes twinkling back and forth. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
TwinkleTwo-note ostinato · BalladRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 120 BPM
How it goes
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 – Bm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GABm
- BmB · D · F#