Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Four Five Seconds on piano
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- D major
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- Medium
Learn Four Five Seconds in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – Dsus4 – Bm – A
Four Five Seconds sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; Dsus4 is D, G and A; Bm is B, D and F#; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIDsus4Isus4BmviAV- DD · F# · A
- Dsus4D · G · A
- BmB · D · F#
- AA · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Skip-and-stroll chords
A skippy push at the start, then calm chords on 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 110 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: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- GG · B · D
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Questions about Four Five Seconds
What chords are in Four Five Seconds?
The loop is D – Dsus4 – Bm – A (I – Isus – vi – V) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Four Five Seconds in?
D major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Four Five Seconds?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Four Five Seconds 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.