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How to play Now Generation on piano
Written by Will Adams, Allan Pineda & others
- A major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2009
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Now Generation in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – Gsus4 – A – Gsus4
How it goes
Now Generation sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; Gsus4 is G, C and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIGsus4bVIIsus4AIGsus4bVIIsus4- AA · C# · E
- Gsus4G · C · D
- 2
Left hand: Busy-bee pulse
How it goes
Busy and bouncy, with pushes before beat 3 and at the very end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 176 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Bouncy-ball chords
How it goes
One chord, then chords bouncing on every “and”, like a ball. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: D – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
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Questions about Now Generation
What chords are in Now Generation?
The loop is A – Gsus4 – A – Gsus4 (I5 – bVIIsus – I5 – bVIIsus) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Now Generation in?
A major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Now Generation?
Busy-bee pulse: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Now Generation 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.