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How to play Geiles Leben on piano
By Glasperlenspiel
- F minor
- 4/4
- 122 BPM
- 2015
- Medium
Learn Geiles Leben in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Fm – Db – Ab – Cm
Geiles Leben sits in F minor: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Db is Db, F and Ab; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmiDbVIAbIIICmv- FmF · Ab · C
- DbDb · F · Ab
- AbAb · C · Eb
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Drowsy heartbeat
Two slow notes, then a late one that slips in before the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 889 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 122 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: Db – Eb – Fm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbFm- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Geiles Leben
What chords are in Geiles Leben?
The loop is Fm – Db – Ab – Cm (i – bVI – bIII – v) in F minor, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Fm.
What key is Geiles Leben in?
F minor, at about 122 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Geiles Leben?
Drowsy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Geiles Leben 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.