Obsessed Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Obsessed in 5 steps

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

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Chords: D – E – A – D
Obsessed sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; E is E, G# and B; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIVEVAIDIV
- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
- AA · C# · E
141 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Power fifths
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Power fifthsLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Hurrying chords
Calm chords in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hurrying chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handMedium
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Both hands at 72 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: D – E – A
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA

What chords are in Obsessed?

The loop is D – E – A – D (IV – V – I – IV) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is Obsessed in?

A major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Obsessed?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Obsessed 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.