Piano chords · Bossa beach
How to play Out Of Your Head on piano
Written by Alan Menken
- F# major
- 4/4
- 135 BPM
- 2016
- Easy
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Learn Out Of Your Head in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: B – G#m – A#sus4 – A#
How it goes
Out Of Your Head sits in F# major: F# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: B is B, D# and F#; G#m is G#, B and D#; A#sus4 is A#, D# and E#; A# is A#, C## and E#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BIVG#miiA#sus4IIIsus4A#III- BB · D# · F#
- G#mG# · B · D#
- A#sus4A# · D# · E#
- A#A# · C## · E#
- 2
Left hand: Bossa sway
How it goes
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hand-clap chords
How it goes
Rests on beat 1, then clap-clap on 2 and one more clap on 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 135 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: F# – B – F#
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
F#BF#- F#F# · A# · C#
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Questions about Out Of Your Head
What chords are in Out Of Your Head?
The loop is B – G#m – A#sus4 – A# (IV – ii – IIIsus – III) in F# major, and the song ends on F# – B – F#.
What key is Out Of Your Head in?
F# major, at about 135 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Out Of Your Head?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Out Of Your Head 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.