Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Second One To Know on piano
- C major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2003
- Medium
Learn Second One To Know in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – F – C – Eb
Second One To Know sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIIFIVCIEbbIII- DD · F# · A
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 2
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.
- 3
Right hand: Groovy chords
Chords jump around the “ands” for a funky, dancing feel. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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 – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- GG · B · D
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Questions about Second One To Know
What chords are in Second One To Know?
The loop is D – F – C – Eb (II5 – IV – I5 – bIII) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Second One To Know in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Second One To Know?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Second One To Know 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.