Middle Of Nowhere Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Middle Of Nowhere in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Gm – Bb – Eb – Gm
How it goes
Middle Of Nowhere sits in G minor: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; Bb is Bb, D and F; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmiBbIIIEbVIGmi
- GmG · Bb · D
- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
13 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Eager heartbeat
How it goes
Jumps in early on the “and” before beat 3, like it can’t wait. Musicians call it root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 403 songs of the library.
Eager heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Pony-trot chords
How it goes
Quick trotting chords, then a jump over beat 3 to its “and”. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pony-trot chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handMedium
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Both hands at 126 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.
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Ending: Eb – F – Gm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFGm
- FF · A · C

What chords are in Middle Of Nowhere?

The loop is Gm – Bb – Eb – Gm (i – bIII – bVI – i) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.

What key is Middle Of Nowhere in?

G minor, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Middle Of Nowhere?

Eager heartbeat: root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Middle Of Nowhere 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.