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How to play Lost on piano
By Coldplay
- C major
- 4/4
- 68 BPM
- 2008
- Medium
Learn Lost in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – G – F – Am7 – Gsus4 – C – G – F – Am7 – G
Lost sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 10 chords: C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; F is F, A and C; Am7 is A, C, E and G; Gsus4 is G, C and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIGVFIVAm7vi7Gsus4Vsus4CIGVFIVAm7vi7GV- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- FF · A · C
- Am7A · C · E · G
- Gsus4G · C · D
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 68 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: Am – G – C
The last chords are vi – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AmGC- AmA · C · E
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Questions about Lost
What chords are in Lost?
The loop is C – G – F – Am7 – Gsus4 – C – G – F – Am7 – G (I – V – IV – vi7 – Vsus4 – I – V – IV – vi7 – V) in C major, and the song ends on Am – G – C.
What key is Lost in?
C major, at about 68 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Lost?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Lost easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 10 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Lost?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.