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How to play Just Like Fire on piano
By P!nk
- G major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 2016
- Medium
Learn Just Like Fire in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Em – C – G – Am
Just Like Fire sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmviCIVGIAmii- EmE · G · B
- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Double-skip footsteps
Steady steps with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 397 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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- DD · F# · A
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Questions about Just Like Fire
What chords are in Just Like Fire?
The loop is Em – C – G – Am (vi – IV – I – ii) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Just Like Fire in?
G major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Just Like Fire?
Double-skip footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Just Like Fire 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.