Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Hard Habit To Break on piano
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- F# major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- Easy
Learn Hard Habit To Break in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F# – D#m – B – A#m
Hard Habit To Break sits in F# major: F# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F# is F#, A# and C#; D#m is D#, F# and A#; B is B, D# and F#; A#m is A#, C# and E#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F#ID#mviBIVA#miii- F#F# · A# · C#
- D#mD# · F# · A#
- BB · D# · F#
- A#mA# · C# · E#
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Cartwheel chords
Five evenly spaced chords roll across the beats, then land on 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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: B – C# – F#
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BC#F#- C#C# · E# · G#
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Questions about Hard Habit To Break
What chords are in Hard Habit To Break?
The loop is F# – D#m – B – A#m (I – vi – IV – iii) in F# major, and the song ends on B – C# – F#.
What key is Hard Habit To Break in?
F# major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Hard Habit To Break?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Hard Habit To Break 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.