Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Let’s Get Lost on piano
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- C major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Easy
Learn Let’s Get Lost in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F#m – B7 – Em – A7
Let’s Get Lost sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F#m is F#, A and C#; B7 is B, D#, F# and A; Em is E, G and B; A7 is A, C#, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F#m#ivB7VII7EmiiiA7VI7- F#mF# · A · C#
- B7B · D# · F# · A
- EmE · G · B
- A7A · C# · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Tumble down
Three notes falling down the chord, one per beat, then a rest. Musicians call it broken chord 8-5-1 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 635 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Wait-a-beat chords
Silence on beat 1, then chords on 2, 3 and 4, leaving room for the bass. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: Dm – G7 – C
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DmG7C- DmD · F · A
- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
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Questions about Let’s Get Lost
What chords are in Let’s Get Lost?
The loop is F#m – B7 – Em – A7 (#iv – VII7 – iii – VI7) in C major, and the song ends on Dm – G7 – C.
What key is Let’s Get Lost in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Let’s Get Lost?
Tumble down: broken chord 8-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Let’s Get Lost easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.