Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Munich on piano
Written by Joseph King, Isaac Slade & others
- F major
- 4/4
- 83 BPM
- 2012
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Munich in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – F – Bbsus4 – Gm
How it goes
Munich sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Bbsus4 is Bb, Eb and F; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIFIBbsus4IVsus4Gmii- FF · A · C
- Bbsus4Bb · Eb · F
- GmG · Bb · D
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
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: Freeze-tag chords
How it goes
Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 83 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: Gm – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GmCF- CC · E · G
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Questions about Munich
What chords are in Munich?
The loop is F – F – Bbsus4 – Gm (I5 – I – IVsus – ii) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C – F.
What key is Munich in?
F major, at about 83 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Munich?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Munich 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.