Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play New Romantics on piano
Written by Taylor Swift, Shellback & others
- F major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2014
- Medium
Learn New Romantics in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – Gm – Bbsus4 – F
New Romantics sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Gm is G, Bb and D; Bbsus4 is Bb, Eb and F; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CVGmiiBbsus4IVsus4FI- CC · E · G
- GmG · Bb · D
- Bbsus4Bb · Eb · F
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Dripping tap
A soft chord, then the same note dripping steadily, drop by drop. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 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.
- 5
Ending: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about New Romantics
What chords are in New Romantics?
The loop is C – Gm – Bbsus4 – F (V – ii – IVsus – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is New Romantics in?
F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in New Romantics?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is New Romantics 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.