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How to play Here Comes Elastigirl – Elastigirl’s Theme on piano

Written by Michael Giacchino

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Left hand Engine 8thsRight hand Freeze-tag chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn Here Comes Elastigirl – Elastigirl’s Theme 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 – Fm – Cm – Fm

    Here Comes Elastigirl – Elastigirl’s Theme sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Fm is F, Ab and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    CmiFmivCmiFmiv
    • CmC · Eb · G
    • FmF · Ab · C
    68 songs go round the same chords
  2. 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. 3

    Right hand: Freeze-tag chords

    Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 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. 5

    Ending: Ab – Bb – Cm

    The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    AbBbCm
    • AbAb · C · Eb
    • BbBb · D · F

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Questions about Here Comes Elastigirl – Elastigirl’s Theme

What chords are in Here Comes Elastigirl – Elastigirl’s Theme?

The loop is Cm – Fm – Cm – Fm (i – iv – i – iv) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.

What key is Here Comes Elastigirl – Elastigirl’s Theme in?

C minor, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Here Comes Elastigirl – Elastigirl’s Theme?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Here Comes Elastigirl – Elastigirl’s Theme 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.