Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play My Way on piano
By Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr.
- D major
- 4/4
- 76 BPM
- 1967
- Medium
Learn My Way in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A7 – D – Dsus4 – D7
My Way sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A7 is A, C#, E and G; D is D, F# and A; Dsus4 is D, G and A; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
A7V7DIDsus4Isus4D7I7- A7A · C# · E · G
- DD · F# · A
- Dsus4D · G · A
- D7D · F# · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Raindrop bounce
From a high note down, then bouncing in the middle: raindrops on a pond. 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: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
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Questions about My Way
What chords are in My Way?
The loop is A7 – D – Dsus4 – D7 (V7 – I – Isus – I7) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is My Way in?
D major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in My Way?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is My Way 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.