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How to play Masterpiece on piano
By Jessie J
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 144 BPM
- Medium
Learn Masterpiece in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Fm – Bb – Cm
Masterpiece sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Fm is F, Ab and C; Bb is Bb, D and F; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIFmiiBbVCmvi- EbEb · G · Bb
- FmF · Ab · C
- BbBb · D · F
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Lub-dub heartbeat
Two quick beats, a pause, two quick beats: just like a real heart. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 294 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hurrying chords
Calm chords in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 144 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: Fm – Ab – Eb
The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FmAbEb- AbAb · C · Eb
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Questions about Masterpiece
What chords are in Masterpiece?
The loop is Eb – Fm – Bb – Cm (I – ii – V – vi) in Eb major, and the song ends on Fm – Ab – Eb.
What key is Masterpiece in?
Eb major, at about 144 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Masterpiece?
Lub-dub heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Masterpiece 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.