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How to play Here Right Now on piano
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- G major
- 4/4
- 150 BPM
- I–V–IV–vi loop
- Medium
Learn Here Right Now in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – D – C – Em
Here Right Now sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A; C is C, E and G; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIDVCIVEmvi- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- CC · E · G
- EmE · G · B
- 2
Left hand: Island pulse
Three, three, two: the island rhythm in so many pop hits. Musicians call it root bass · tresillo 3-3-2 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Circling light
Three notes circle round and round in a soft, glowing loop. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 150 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 – C – G
The last chords are bVII – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FCG- FF · A · C
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Questions about Here Right Now
What chords are in Here Right Now?
The loop is G – D – C – Em (I – V – IV – vi) in G major, and the song ends on F – C – G.
What key is Here Right Now in?
G major, at about 150 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Here Right Now?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Here Right Now 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.