Rose Gold Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Rose Gold in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Dm – C – Dm – C
Rose Gold sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmviCVDmviCV
- DmD · F · A
- CC · E · G
39 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Wobbly heartbeat
Two off-balance notes on the “ands”, then a firm landing on beat 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 267 songs of the library.
Wobbly heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Hurrying chords
Calm chords in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hurrying chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 144 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.
5
Ending: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF
- BbBb · D · F
- FF · A · C

What chords are in Rose Gold?

The loop is Dm – C – Dm – C (vi – V – vi – V) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Rose Gold in?

F major, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Rose Gold?

Wobbly heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Rose Gold 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.