Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Headed For The Future on piano
Written by Neil Diamond
- C major
- 4/4
- 115 BPM
- 1986
- Medium
Learn Headed For The Future in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab
Headed For The Future sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbbVIEbbIIIBbbVIIAbbVI- AbAb · C · Eb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pop stabs
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 115 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 – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
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Questions about Headed For The Future
What chords are in Headed For The Future?
The loop is Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab (bVI – bIII – bVII – bVI) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Headed For The Future in?
C major, at about 115 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Headed For The Future?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Headed For The Future 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.