Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Kiss Me Thru The Phone on piano
By James Scheffer, David Siegel and Deandre Way
- B minor
- 4/4
- 76 BPM
- 2008
- Medium
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Learn Kiss Me Thru The Phone in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – G – A – Bm – G – A
How it goes
Kiss Me Thru The Phone sits in B minor: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 6 chords: G is G, B and D; A is A, C# and E; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GVIGVIAVIIBmiGVIAVII- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- BmB · D · F#
- 2
Left hand: Double-skip footsteps
How it goes
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: Heartbeat chords
How it goes
Long, short, long: chords on the pop heartbeat, then a rest. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 76 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
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Questions about Kiss Me Thru The Phone
What chords are in Kiss Me Thru The Phone?
The loop is G – G – A – Bm – G – A (VI – VII – i – VI – VII – VI) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is Kiss Me Thru The Phone in?
B minor, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Kiss Me Thru The Phone?
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 Kiss Me Thru The Phone easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Kiss Me Thru The Phone?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.