Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Indian Outlaw on piano
By Tim McGraw
- G major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 1994
- Medium
Learn Indian Outlaw in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Em – D – Em – D
Indian Outlaw sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmviDVEmviDV- EmE · G · B
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Bossa chords
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: soft Brazilian chords. 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: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
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Questions about Indian Outlaw
What chords are in Indian Outlaw?
The loop is Em – D – Em – D (vi – V – vi – V5) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Indian Outlaw in?
G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Indian Outlaw?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Indian Outlaw 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.