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How to play Never Say Never on piano

By Basement Jaxx

  • G# minor
  • 4/4
  • 120 BPM
  • 2014
  • Easy
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Left hand Pop heartbeatThe right hand sings the tuneChords from the chord symbols in the score

Learn Never Say Never in 5 steps

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

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    Chords: D#m7 – C#m7 – C#m7 – D#m7 – Emaj7 – Emaj7 – F# – G#m – G#m – D#m7 – Emaj7

    Never Say Never sits in G# minor: G# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 11 chords: D#m7 is D#, F#, A# and C#; C#m7 is C#, E, G# and B; Emaj7 is E, G#, B and D#; F# is F#, A# and C#; G#m is G#, B and D#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    D#m7v7C#m7iv7C#m7iv7D#m7v7Emaj7VImaj7Emaj7VImaj7F#VIIG#miG#miD#m7v7Emaj7VImaj7
    • D#m7D# · F# · A# · C#
    • C#m7C# · E · G# · B
    • Emaj7E · G# · B · D#
    • F#F# · A# · C#
    • G#mG# · B · D#
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    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.

    Pop heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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    Right hand: the chords, held

    In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 120 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: E – F# – G#m

    The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    EF#G#m
    • EE · G# · B

Questions about Never Say Never

What chords are in Never Say Never?

The loop is D#m7 – C#m7 – C#m7 – D#m7 – Emaj7 – Emaj7 – F# – G#m – G#m – D#m7 – Emaj7 (v7 – iv7 – v7 – VImaj7 – VII – i – v7 – VImaj7 – v7 – iv7 – v7) in G# minor, and the song ends on E – F# – G#m.

What key is Never Say Never in?

G# minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Never Say Never?

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 Never Say Never easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 11 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Never Say Never?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.