Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Mary Jane Holland on piano
Written by Stefani Germanotta & Hugo Leclercq
- E minor
- 4/4
- 102 BPM
- 2013
- Medium
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Learn Mary Jane Holland in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – Dsus4 – Am – Em
How it goes
Mary Jane Holland sits in E minor: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Dsus4 is D, G and A; Am is A, C and E; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CVIDsus4VIIsus4AmivEmi- CC · E · G
- Dsus4D · G · A
- AmA · C · E
- EmE · G · B
- 2
Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
How it goes
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Double-skip chords
How it goes
Steady chords with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 102 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: C – D – Em
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDEm- DD · F# · A
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Questions about Mary Jane Holland
What chords are in Mary Jane Holland?
The loop is C – Dsus4 – Am – Em (bVI – bVIIsus – iv – i) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is Mary Jane Holland in?
E minor, at about 102 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Mary Jane Holland?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Mary Jane Holland 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.