Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Majesty on piano
By Delirious?
- B minor
- 4/4
- 70 BPM
- Medium
Learn Majesty in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – G – Bm – D
Majesty sits in B minor: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; G is G, B and D; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIIIGVIBmiDIII- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
- BmB · D · F#
- 2
Left hand: Sleepy heartbeat
One long note, then a soft double tap in the second half. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 3& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 314 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Swinging star
A high note and a lower one swing back and forth in quick notes. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 70 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: G – A – Bm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GABm- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Majesty
What chords are in Majesty?
The loop is D – G – Bm – D (bIII – bVI – i – bIII) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is Majesty in?
B minor, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Majesty?
Sleepy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Majesty 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.