Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Give Life Back to Music on piano
By Daft Punk
- C major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Give Life Back to Music in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am – G – F – Dm
How it goes
Give Life Back to Music sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; G is G, B and D; F is F, A and C; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmviGVFIVDmii- AmA · C · E
- GG · B · D
- FF · A · C
- DmD · F · A
- 2
Left hand: Banana-peel slip
How it goes
Four steady beats on one note, then a quick slip down into the next bar. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8-8-8-7 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 102 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
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 120 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: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- CC · E · G
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Questions about Give Life Back to Music
What chords are in Give Life Back to Music?
The loop is Am – G – F – Dm (vi – V – IV – ii) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Give Life Back to Music in?
C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Give Life Back to Music?
Banana-peel slip: broken chord 8-8-8-8-7, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Give Life Back to Music 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.