Piano chords · Waltz garden

How to play No Pressure on piano

Written by Justin Bieber, Sean Anderson & others

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Learn No Pressure in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Dm – F – G – Dm
How it goes
No Pressure sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; F is F, A and C; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmiFIIIGIVDmi
- DmD · F · A
- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
2
Left hand: Oom-pah-pah
How it goes
One strong beat and two light ones: a dance in three. Musicians call it waltz oom-pah-pah (waltz), an easy pattern heard in 526 songs of the library.
Oom-pah-pahWaltz · WaltzLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Waltzing clock
How it goes
One note ticking six times per waltz bar, light and even. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Waltzing clockRepeated-note pulse · WaltzRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 150 BPM
How it goes
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 – Dm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCDm
- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G

What chords are in No Pressure?

The loop is Dm – F – G – Dm (i – bIII – IV – i) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.

What key is No Pressure in?

D minor, at about 150 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in No Pressure?

Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is No Pressure 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.