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How to play Krieger on piano
By Unheilig
- F major
- 4/4
- 116 BPM
- 2016
- Medium
Learn Krieger in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Dm – F – C – Am
Krieger sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmviFICVAmiii- DmD · F · A
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Knock-knock footsteps
Step, then a quick knock-knock, a pause, and one last step. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 471 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Rocking thirds
Two neighbouring chord notes rocking back and forth, soft and sweet. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 116 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: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Krieger
What chords are in Krieger?
The loop is Dm – F – C – Am (vi – I – V – iii) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Krieger in?
F major, at about 116 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Krieger?
Knock-knock footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Krieger 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.