Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Sensuality on piano
By Brian Culbertson
- B minor
- 4/4
- 64 BPM
- 2005
- Medium
Learn Sensuality in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Em – F#m – G – A
Sensuality sits in B minor: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; F#m is F#, A and C#; G is G, B and D; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmivF#mvGVIAVII- EmE · G · B
- F#mF# · A · C#
- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Giant steps
A full chord on every beat, low and heavy, like a giant walking. Musicians call it lh chords (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
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.
- 4
Both hands at 64 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: G – A – Bm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GABm- BmB · D · F#
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Questions about Sensuality
What chords are in Sensuality?
The loop is Em – F#m – G – A (iv – v – bVI – bVII) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is Sensuality in?
B minor, at about 64 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Sensuality?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Sensuality 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.