Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Model Behavior on piano
Written by David Yazbek
- C minor
- 4/4
- 148 BPM
- 2011
- Medium
Learn Model Behavior in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G7 – Ab7 – G7 – Ab7
Model Behavior sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G7 is G, B, D and F; Ab7 is Ab, C, Eb and Gb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
G7V7Ab7VI7G7V7Ab7VI7- G7G · B · D · F
- Ab7Ab · C · Eb · Gb
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Lingering chords
Two chords, then a late one after beat 3 that hangs in the air. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 148 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 – Cm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbCm- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- CmC · Eb · G
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Questions about Model Behavior
What chords are in Model Behavior?
The loop is G7 – Ab7 – G7 – Ab7 (V7 – bVI7 – V7 – bVI7) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is Model Behavior in?
C minor, at about 148 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Model Behavior?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Model Behavior 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.