Moving On And Getting Over Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Moving On And Getting Over in 5 steps

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

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Chords: F#m – B – F#m – B
Moving On And Getting Over sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F#m is F#, A and C#; B is B, D# and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F#miiBVF#miiBV
- F#mF# · A · C#
- BB · D# · F#
33 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Chugging-train pulse
Chugs along in quick even notes, then takes one tiny breath at the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 629 songs of the library.
Chugging-train pulseRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 93 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.
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Ending: A – B – E
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE
- AA · C# · E
- EE · G# · B

What chords are in Moving On And Getting Over?

The loop is F#m – B – F#m – B (ii – V – ii – V) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is Moving On And Getting Over in?

E major, at about 93 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Moving On And Getting Over?

Chugging-train pulse: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Moving On And Getting Over 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.