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How to play Ocean Floor on piano

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Learn Ocean Floor in 5 steps

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

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Chords: C – F – Am – G
Ocean Floor sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; F is F, A and C; Am is A, C and E; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIFIVAmviGV
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
- AmA · C · E
- GG · B · D
67 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: Late-knock chords
One chord, a long wait, then a quick knock-knock at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Late-knock chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 76 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: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC

What chords are in Ocean Floor?

The loop is C – F – Am – G (I – IV – vi – V) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Ocean Floor in?

C major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Ocean Floor?

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 Ocean Floor easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.