Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Satisfy on piano
Written by Jeff Deyo
- A minor
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2002
- Medium
Learn Satisfy in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am – Bb – Fsus4 – Am
Satisfy sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; Bb is Bb, D and F; Fsus4 is F, Bb and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmiBbbIIFsus4VIsus4Ami- AmA · C · E
- BbBb · D · F
- Fsus4F · Bb · C
- 2
Left hand: Fluttering heartbeat
A quick flutter before beat 2, then a push before beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 152 songs of the library.
- 3
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.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: F – G – Am
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGAm- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
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Questions about Satisfy
What chords are in Satisfy?
The loop is Am – Bb – Fsus4 – Am (i – bII – bVIsus – i) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Satisfy in?
A minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Satisfy?
Fluttering heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Satisfy 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.