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How to play Made Of Glass on piano
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- E major
- 3/4
- 130 BPM
- 2013
- Medium
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Learn Made Of Glass in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am – F#dim – Am – E
How it goes
Made Of Glass sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; F#dim is F#, A and C; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmivF#dimii°AmivEI- AmA · C · E
- F#dimF# · A · C
- EE · G# · B
- 2
Left hand: Waltz seesaw
How it goes
One low note, then two higher ones: oom-pah-pah with single notes. Musicians call it root–fifth 1-5-5 (3/4) (root–fifth bass), an easy pattern heard in 74 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Chattering waltz
How it goes
After the first beat, quick chords and notes chatter to the end of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 130 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: E – A – E
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EAE- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Made Of Glass
What chords are in Made Of Glass?
The loop is Am – F#dim – Am – E (iv – iio – iv – I) in E major, and the song ends on E – A – E.
What key is Made Of Glass in?
E major, at about 130 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Made Of Glass?
Waltz seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5 (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Made Of Glass 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.