Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Krieger Des Lichts on piano
By Silbermond
- G major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 2009
- Medium
Learn Krieger Des Lichts in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – Asus4 – G – Asus4
Krieger Des Lichts sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Asus4 is A, D and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIAsus4IIsus4GIAsus4IIsus4- GG · B · D
- Asus4A · D · E
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
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: 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 160 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- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
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Questions about Krieger Des Lichts
What chords are in Krieger Des Lichts?
The loop is G – Asus4 – G – Asus4 (I – IIsus – I – IIsus) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Krieger Des Lichts in?
G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Krieger Des Lichts?
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 Krieger Des Lichts 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.