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How to play Restart on piano

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Learn Restart in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Db – Eb – Fm – Db
Restart sits in F minor: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Db is Db, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Fm is F, Ab and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbVIEbVIIFmiDbVI
- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FmF · Ab · C
26 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Rush-and-step pulse
Three quick notes tumble out, a pause, then one high step on beat 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 157 songs of the library.
Rush-and-step pulseRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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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.
Hopscotch chordsBlock chords · StrideRight handEasy
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Both hands at 116 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: Db – Eb – Fm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbFm

What chords are in Restart?

The loop is Db – Eb – Fm – Db (bVI – bVII – i – bVI) in F minor, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Fm.

What key is Restart in?

F minor, at about 116 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Restart?

Rush-and-step pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Restart easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.