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How to play Glad You Came on piano
By The Wanted
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 126 BPM
- IV–vi–IV–vi loop
- Medium
Learn Glad You Came in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Gm – Eb – Gm
Glad You Came sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIVGmviEbIVGmvi- EbEb · G · Bb
- GmG · Bb · D
- 2
Left hand: Tap-dance footsteps
Busy little taps around beat 2, then two calm steps to finish. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 100 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 126 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: Eb – F – Bb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Glad You Came
What chords are in Glad You Came?
The loop is Eb – Gm – Eb – Gm (IV – vi – IV – vi) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Glad You Came in?
Bb major, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Glad You Came?
Tap-dance footsteps: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Glad You Came 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.