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How to play If We Are The Body on piano
- A major
- 4/4
- 133 BPM
- 2003
- Easy
Learn If We Are The Body in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – Esus4 – E – Esus4
If We Are The Body sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; Esus4 is E, A and B; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIEsus4Vsus4EVEsus4Vsus4- AA · C# · E
- Esus4E · A · B
- EE · G# · B
- 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: Peekaboo chords
A chord on 2, then two surprises popping up between the beats. 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: D – E – A
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- DD · F# · A
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Questions about If We Are The Body
What chords are in If We Are The Body?
The loop is A – Esus4 – E – Esus4 (I – Vsus – V – Vsus) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is If We Are The Body in?
A major, at about 133 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in If We Are The Body?
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 If We Are The Body easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.