Piano chords · Bossa beach
How to play Is Nothing Sacred on piano
Written by Don Black & Jim Steinman
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1998
- Easy
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Learn Is Nothing Sacred in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bbm – Fm – Bbm – Ebsus4
How it goes
Is Nothing Sacred sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Fm is F, Ab and C; Ebsus4 is Eb, Ab and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbmiiFmviBbmiiEbsus4Vsus4- BbmBb · Db · F
- FmF · Ab · C
- Ebsus4Eb · Ab · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Bossa sway
How it goes
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: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 BPM
How it goes
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: Eb – Db – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are V – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbDbAb- EbEb · G · Bb
- DbDb · F · Ab
- AbAb · C · Eb
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Questions about Is Nothing Sacred
What chords are in Is Nothing Sacred?
The loop is Bbm – Fm – Bbm – Ebsus4 (ii – vi – ii – Vsus) in Ab major, and the song ends on Eb – Db – Ab.
What key is Is Nothing Sacred in?
Ab major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Is Nothing Sacred?
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 Is Nothing Sacred 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.