Piano chords · Lullaby boat
How to play Let Me Burn on piano
Written by Jeff Deyo
- D major
- 6/8
- 84 BPM
- 2002
- Medium
Learn Let Me Burn in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – D – C – Bb
Let Me Burn sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; D is D, F# and A; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CbVIIDICbVIIBbbVI- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Swelling 6/8
Rises to the top and falls back in one rocking six-note wave. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 73 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Tug-of-war chords
Four even chords stretched across a rocking bar: a gentle push and pull. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 84 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: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Let Me Burn
What chords are in Let Me Burn?
The loop is C – D – C – Bb (bVII – I – bVII – bVI) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Let Me Burn in?
D major, at about 84 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Let Me Burn?
Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Let Me Burn 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.