Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Pieces on piano
By Amanda Cook
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 74 BPM
- 2015
- Medium
Learn Pieces in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – Cm – Gm – Ebsus4
Pieces sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Cm is C, Eb and G; Gm is G, Bb and D; Ebsus4 is Eb, Ab and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbICmiiGmviEbsus4IVsus4- BbBb · D · F
- CmC · Eb · G
- GmG · Bb · D
- Ebsus4Eb · Ab · Bb
- 2
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.
- 3
Right hand: Mouse-run chords
Skips beat 1, scurries through four quick chords, then hides. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 74 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.
- 5
Ending: Gm – Eb – Bb
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GmEbBb- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Pieces
What chords are in Pieces?
The loop is Bb – Cm – Gm – Ebsus4 (I – ii – vi – IVsus) in Bb major, and the song ends on Gm – Eb – Bb.
What key is Pieces in?
Bb major, at about 74 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Pieces?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Pieces 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.