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How to play Gravity on piano

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Learn Gravity in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: Cm – Ab – Bb – Cm
Gravity sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmviAbIVBbVCmvi
- CmC · Eb · G
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
39 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Island pulse
Three, three, two: the island rhythm in so many pop hits. Musicians call it root bass · tresillo 3-3-2 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Island pulseRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Sprint-and-stop chords
Four quick chords in the first half, then a calm, empty second half. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Sprint-and-stop chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 108 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.
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Ending: Ab – Bb – Eb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb
- EbEb · G · Bb

What chords are in Gravity?

The loop is Cm – Ab – Bb – Cm (vi – IV – V – vi) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Gravity in?

Eb major, at about 108 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Gravity?

Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Gravity easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.