Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play Four Out Of Five on piano
By Arctic Monkeys
- A minor
- 4/4
- 130 BPM
- 2018
- Medium
Learn Four Out Of Five in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am – C – Am – F
Four Out Of Five sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; C is C, E and G; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmiCIIIAmiFVI- AmA · C · E
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Boogie walker
A walking line that climbs and falls through the chord. Musicians call it boogie-woogie line (boogie & shuffle), a medium pattern heard in 807 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 130 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: F – G – Am
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGAm- GG · B · D
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Questions about Four Out Of Five
What chords are in Four Out Of Five?
The loop is Am – C – Am – F (i – bIII – i – bVI) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Four Out Of Five in?
A minor, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Four Out Of Five?
Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Four Out Of Five 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.