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How to play Kindly Calm Me Down on piano
- B minor
- 4/4
- 82 BPM
- 2016
- Medium
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Learn Kindly Calm Me Down in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – Em – D – Bm
How it goes
Kindly Calm Me Down sits in B minor: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; 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.
BmiEmivDIIIBmi- BmB · D · F#
- EmE · G · B
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Tick-tick-boom pulse
How it goes
Two quick low notes and a high one, twice: ta-ta-DUM, ta-ta-DUM. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 479 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 82 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: G – A – Bm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GABm- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Kindly Calm Me Down
What chords are in Kindly Calm Me Down?
The loop is Bm – Em – D – Bm (i – iv – bIII – i) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is Kindly Calm Me Down in?
B minor, at about 82 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Kindly Calm Me Down?
Tick-tick-boom pulse: root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Kindly Calm Me Down 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.