Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Free Loop on piano
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- C major
- 4/4
- 75 BPM
- V–I–V–vi loop
- Medium
Learn Free Loop in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – C – G – Am
Free Loop sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GVCIGVAmvi- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Marching giant
Thick three-note chords on every beat, rocking between two shapes. Musicians call it lh triads (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 75 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: C – G – C
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CGC
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Questions about Free Loop
What chords are in Free Loop?
The loop is G – C – G – Am (V – I – V – vi) in C major, and the song ends on C – G – C.
What key is Free Loop in?
C major, at about 75 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Free Loop?
Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Free Loop 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.