Pop Singer Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Pop Singer in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: Am – D7 – Am – D7
How it goes
Pop Singer sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmiiD7V7AmiiD7V7
- AmA · C · E
- D7D · F# · A · C
136 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Hammering bass
How it goes
The same note hammered on every quick beat, dipping only at the end. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8 (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 280 songs of the library.
Hammering bassBroken chord · BalladLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Shy chords
How it goes
Waits out beat 1, then a chord on 2 and a little double on 3. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Shy chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG
- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D

What chords are in Pop Singer?

The loop is Am – D7 – Am – D7 (ii – V7 – ii – V7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Pop Singer in?

G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Pop Singer?

Hammering bass: broken chord 8-8, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Pop Singer 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.