Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play It’s Only Natural on piano
Written by Tim Finn & Neil Finn
- F major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- I–Isus–I–Isus loop
- Medium
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Learn It’s Only Natural in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – Fsus4 – F – Fsus4
How it goes
It’s Only Natural sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Fsus4 is F, Bb and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIFsus4Isus4FIFsus4Isus4- FF · A · C
- Fsus4F · Bb · C
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Doorbell twinkle
How it goes
A chord rings, then two middle notes twinkle in quick turns. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
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Questions about It’s Only Natural
What chords are in It’s Only Natural?
The loop is F – Fsus4 – F – Fsus4 (I – Isus – I – Isus) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is It’s Only Natural in?
F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in It’s Only Natural?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is It’s Only Natural 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.