Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Planet Earth on piano
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- D minor
- 4/4
- 132 BPM
- Medium
Learn Planet Earth in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Em – G – A – Am
Planet Earth sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; G is G, B and D; A is A, C# and E; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmiiGIVAVAmv- EmE · G · B
- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 132 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: Bb – C – Dm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCDm- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- DmD · F · A
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Questions about Planet Earth
What chords are in Planet Earth?
The loop is Em – G – A – Am (ii – IV – V – v) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Planet Earth in?
D minor, at about 132 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Planet Earth?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Planet Earth 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.