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How to play Lose My Breath on piano
- C minor
- 4/4
- 140 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Lose My Breath in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm – Ab – Eb – Bb
How it goes
Lose My Breath sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmiAbVIEbIIIBbVII- CmC · Eb · G
- AbAb · C · Eb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Hurry-and-wait pulse
How it goes
Three quick notes rush out early, then the bass waits for the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 336 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Beacon blink
How it goes
The root and a higher note blink on and off, calm and clear. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 140 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: Ab – Bb – Cm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbCm
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Questions about Lose My Breath
What chords are in Lose My Breath?
The loop is Cm – Ab – Eb – Bb (i – VI – III – VII) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is Lose My Breath in?
C minor, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Lose My Breath?
Hurry-and-wait pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Lose My Breath 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.