Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Powerful #Wematter on piano
Written by Jonathan Rotem, Talay Riley & others
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 70 BPM
- IV–vi–I–IV loop
- 2015
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Powerful #Wematter in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Db – Fm – Ab – Db
How it goes
Powerful #Wematter sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Db is Db, F and Ab; Fm is F, Ab and C; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbIVFmviAbIDbIV- DbDb · F · Ab
- FmF · Ab · C
- AbAb · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
How it goes
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 70 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: Db – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Powerful #Wematter
What chords are in Powerful #Wematter?
The loop is Db – Fm – Ab – Db (IV – vi – I – IV) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Powerful #Wematter in?
Ab major, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Powerful #Wematter?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Powerful #Wematter 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.