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How to play Hollywood on piano
- C major
- 4/4
- 133 BPM
- Medium
Learn Hollywood in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – C – Em – Am
Hollywood sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; Em is E, G and B; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIVCIEmiiiAmvi- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- EmE · G · B
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Skipping-stone pulse
One strong note, then two bounces on the “ands”, like a stone on water. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 282 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Jump-in chords
Jumps in just after beat 1, pumps through, and stops before the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 133 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: C – F – C
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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Questions about Hollywood
What chords are in Hollywood?
The loop is F – C – Em – Am (IV – I – iii – vi) in C major, and the song ends on C – F – C.
What key is Hollywood in?
C major, at about 133 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Hollywood?
Skipping-stone pulse: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Hollywood 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.