No More Chains Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn No More Chains in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Ab – Bb – Cm – Ab
No More Chains sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIVBbVCmviAbIV
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- CmC · Eb · G
55 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Rock hop
Low, high, a quick double, then high again: a hopping rock bass. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 809 songs of the library.
Rock hopRoot bass rhythm · RockLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Deep-breath chords
A breath on beat 1, then quick chords pumping to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Deep-breath chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handMedium
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Both hands at 108 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb
- EbEb · G · Bb

What chords are in No More Chains?

The loop is Ab – Bb – Cm – Ab (IV – V – vi – IV) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is No More Chains in?

Eb major, at about 108 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in No More Chains?

Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is No More Chains 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.