Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Put The Gun Down on piano
By ZZ Ward
- D major
- 4/4
- 106 BPM
- I–V–bVII–IV loop
- 2012
- Medium
Learn Put The Gun Down in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: D – A – C – G
Put The Gun Down sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E; C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIAVCbVIIGIV- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
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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.
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Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
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Both hands at 106 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.
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Ending: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD
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Questions about Put The Gun Down
What chords are in Put The Gun Down?
The loop is D – A – C – G (I – V – bVII – IV) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Put The Gun Down in?
D major, at about 106 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Put The Gun Down?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Put The Gun Down 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.