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How to play Hari's On Tour (Express) on piano
- E major
- 4/4
- 144 BPM
- 1974
- Medium
Learn Hari's On Tour (Express) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – E – A – B
Hari's On Tour (Express) sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; E is E, G# and B; A is A, C# and E; B is B, D# and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbVIIEIAIVBV- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
- AA · C# · E
- BB · D# · F#
- 2
Left hand: Late-hop footsteps
Steady low-high steps with one quick extra hop after beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 659 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Rocking thirds
Two neighbouring chord notes rocking back and forth, soft and sweet. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 144 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: F#m – A – E
The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
F#mAE- F#mF# · A · C#
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Questions about Hari's On Tour (Express)
What chords are in Hari's On Tour (Express)?
The loop is D – E – A – B (bVII – I – IV – V) in E major, and the song ends on F#m – A – E.
What key is Hari's On Tour (Express) in?
E major, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Hari's On Tour (Express)?
Late-hop footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Hari's On Tour (Express) 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.