Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Out On The Town on piano
By fun.
- E major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2012
- Medium
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Learn Out On The Town in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: E – B – B – A
How it goes
Out On The Town sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; B is B, D# and F#; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EIBVBVAIV- EE · G# · B
- BB · D# · F#
- AA · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Double island chords
How it goes
The island rhythm squeezed in twice per bar: quick and dancy. 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: A – B – E
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE
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Questions about Out On The Town
What chords are in Out On The Town?
The loop is E – B – B – A (I – V – V5 – IV5) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is Out On The Town in?
E major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Out On The Town?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Out On The Town 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.