Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Nothing Is Impossible on piano
Written by Joth Hunt
- C major
- 4/4
- 144 BPM
- IV–I–ii–IV loop
- 2011
- Medium
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Learn Nothing Is Impossible in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – C – Dm – F
How it goes
Nothing Is Impossible sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIVCIDmiiFIV- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- DmD · F · A
- 2
Left hand: Rock hop
How it goes
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.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
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 144 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: Dm – F – C
How it goes
The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DmFC
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Questions about Nothing Is Impossible
What chords are in Nothing Is Impossible?
The loop is F – C – Dm – F (IV – I – ii – IV) in C major, and the song ends on Dm – F – C.
What key is Nothing Is Impossible in?
C major, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Nothing Is Impossible?
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 Nothing Is Impossible 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.