Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play It’s Not Over on piano
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- B minor
- 2/2
- 145 BPM
- Medium
Learn It’s Not Over in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – A – B – A
It’s Not Over sits in B minor: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; A is A, C# and E; B is B, D# and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GVIAVIIBIAVII- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- BB · D# · F#
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Steady chords
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 145 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: G – A – Bm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GABm- BmB · D · F#
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Questions about It’s Not Over
What chords are in It’s Not Over?
The loop is G – A – B – A (bVI5 – bVII5 – I5 – bVII5) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is It’s Not Over in?
B minor, at about 145 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in It’s Not Over?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is It’s Not Over 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.