Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play On The Hunt on piano
Written by Allen Collins & Ronnie Van Zant
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1975
- Medium
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Learn On The Hunt in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm – Bb – F – Cm
How it goes
On The Hunt sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Bb is Bb, D and F; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmiiBbIFVCmii- CmC · Eb · G
- BbBb · D · F
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Drowsy heartbeat
How it goes
Two slow notes, then a late one that slips in before the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 889 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Rooftop rain
How it goes
A chord, then one high note pattering again and again like rain. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: Eb – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about On The Hunt
What chords are in On The Hunt?
The loop is Cm – Bb – F – Cm (ii – I – V – ii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is On The Hunt in?
Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in On The Hunt?
Drowsy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is On The Hunt 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.