Make Up Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Make Up in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: D – C – D – C
Make Up sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DICbVIIDICbVII
- DD · F# · A
- CC · E · G
90 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Freeze-tag footsteps
Step, step-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 286 songs of the library.
Freeze-tag footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 140 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: D – C – D
The last chords are I – bVII – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DCD

What chords are in Make Up?

The loop is D – C – D – C (I – bVII – I – bVII) in D major, and the song ends on D – C – D.

What key is Make Up in?

D major, at about 140 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Make Up?

Freeze-tag footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Make Up easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.