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How to play Money On My Mind on piano
Written by Sam Smith & Benjamin Ross Ash
- D major
- 4/4
- 132 BPM
- IV–vi–V–IV loop
- 2014
- Medium
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Learn Money On My Mind in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – Bm – A – G
How it goes
Money On My Mind sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Bm is B, D and F#; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIVBmviAVGIV- GG · B · D
- BmB · D · F#
- AA · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Stumbling footsteps
How it goes
Steady steps with one tiny stumble right before beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 146 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Woodblock taps
How it goes
Starting off the beat, the top note taps away, then drops at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 132 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: G – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- DD · F# · A
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Questions about Money On My Mind
What chords are in Money On My Mind?
The loop is G – Bm – A – G (IV – vi – V – IV) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Money On My Mind in?
D major, at about 132 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Money On My Mind?
Stumbling footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Money On My Mind 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.