Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play More Than This on piano
Written by Jamie Scott
- C major
- 4/4
- 76 BPM
- 2011
- Medium
Learn More Than This in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – Am – G – Em
More Than This sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Am is A, C and E; G is G, B and D; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIAmviGVEmiii- CC · E · G
- AmA · C · E
- GG · B · D
- EmE · G · B
- 2
Left hand: Drowsy heartbeat
Two slow notes, then a late one that slips in before the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 889 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 76 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: C – G – C
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CGC
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Questions about More Than This
What chords are in More Than This?
The loop is C – Am – G – Em (I – vi – V5 – iii) in C major, and the song ends on C – G – C.
What key is More Than This in?
C major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in More Than This?
Drowsy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is More Than This 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.