Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Mixed Signals on piano
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- Eb major
- 4/4
- 124 BPM
- 2016
- Medium
Learn Mixed Signals in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – Ab – G – Bb
Mixed Signals sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; G is G, B and D; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIIAbIVGIIIBbV- FF · A · C
- AbAb · C · Eb
- GG · B · D
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of 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 124 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Mixed Signals
What chords are in Mixed Signals?
The loop is F – Ab – G – Bb (II – IV – III – V) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Mixed Signals in?
Eb major, at about 124 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Mixed Signals?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Mixed Signals 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.