Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play New Deep on piano
By John Mayer
- D major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 2003
- Medium
Learn New Deep in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Dsus4 – A – Csus4 – G
New Deep sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dsus4 is D, G and A; A is A, C# and E; Csus4 is C, F and G; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Dsus4Isus4AVCsus4bVIIsus4GIV- Dsus4D · G · A
- AA · C# · E
- Csus4C · F · G
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Sleepy heartbeat
One long note, then a soft double tap in the second half. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 3& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 314 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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- DD · F# · A
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Questions about New Deep
What chords are in New Deep?
The loop is Dsus4 – A – Csus4 – G (Isus – V – bVIIsus – IV) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is New Deep in?
D major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in New Deep?
Sleepy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is New Deep 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.