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How to play Lost On You on piano
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- F minor
- 4/4
- 86 BPM
- 2016
- Medium
Learn Lost On You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bbm – Eb – Fm – Db
Lost On You sits in F minor: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Fm is F, Ab and C; Db is Db, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbmivEbVIIFmiDbVI- BbmBb · Db · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FmF · Ab · C
- DbDb · F · Ab
- 2
Left hand: Double-skip footsteps
Steady steps with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 397 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Springy chords
A quick double skip at the start, then steady chords to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 86 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: Db – Eb – Fm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbFm
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Questions about Lost On You
What chords are in Lost On You?
The loop is Bbm – Eb – Fm – Db (iv – bVII – i – bVI) in F minor, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Fm.
What key is Lost On You in?
F minor, at about 86 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Lost On You?
Double-skip footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Lost On You 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.