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How to play Heading In The Right Direction on piano
By Renee Geyer
- G major
- 4/4
- 66 BPM
- 1977
- Medium
Learn Heading In The Right Direction in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – Em – Am – D7
Heading In The Right Direction sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; Em is E, G and B; Am is A, C and E; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmiiiEmviAmiiD7V7- BmB · D · F#
- EmE · G · B
- AmA · C · E
- D7D · F# · A · C
- 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: Ticking clock
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 66 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: Am – D7 – G
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AmD7G- GG · B · D
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Questions about Heading In The Right Direction
What chords are in Heading In The Right Direction?
The loop is Bm – Em – Am – D7 (iii – vi – ii – V7) in G major, and the song ends on Am – D7 – G.
What key is Heading In The Right Direction in?
G major, at about 66 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Heading In The Right Direction?
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 Heading In The Right Direction 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.