Rewrite The Stars Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Rewrite The Stars in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Bb – Cm7 – Bb – Cm7
Rewrite The Stars sits in G minor: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Cm7 is C, Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIIICm7iv7BbIIICm7iv7
- BbBb · D · F
- Cm7C · Eb · G · Bb
12 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Tap-dance footsteps
Busy little taps around beat 2, then two calm steps to finish. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 100 songs of the library.
Tap-dance footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Ticking clock
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Ticking clockRepeated-note pulse · RockRight handMedium
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Both hands at 125 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: Eb – F – Gm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFGm
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D

What chords are in Rewrite The Stars?

The loop is Bb – Cm7 – Bb – Cm7 (III – iv7 – III – iv7) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.

What key is Rewrite The Stars in?

G minor, at about 125 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Rewrite The Stars?

Tap-dance footsteps: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Rewrite The Stars 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Rewrite The Stars?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.