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How to play I Predict A Riot on piano
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- Eb major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 2004
- Medium
Learn I Predict A Riot in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm – Eb – F – Cm
I Predict A Riot sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmviEbIFIICmvi- CmC · Eb · G
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Bossa sway
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of 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 160 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about I Predict A Riot
What chords are in I Predict A Riot?
The loop is Cm – Eb – F – Cm (vi – I – II – vi) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is I Predict A Riot in?
Eb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Predict A Riot?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Predict A Riot 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.