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How to play Freak On A Leash on piano
By Korn
- D major
- 4/4
- 108 BPM
- 1998
- Medium
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Learn Freak On A Leash in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – E – F – Eb
How it goes
Freak On A Leash sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; E is E, G# and B; F is F, A and C; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AVEIIFbIIIEbbII- AA · C# · E
- EE · G# · B
- FF · A · C
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Busy-bee pulse
How it goes
Busy and bouncy, with pushes before beat 3 and at the very end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 176 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Tiptoe chords
How it goes
One firm chord, then three tiptoe chords between the beats. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 108 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 – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
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Questions about Freak On A Leash
What chords are in Freak On A Leash?
The loop is A – E – F – Eb (V – II – bIII – bII) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Freak On A Leash in?
D major, at about 108 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Freak On A Leash?
Busy-bee pulse: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Freak On A Leash 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.