Shine Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Shine in 5 steps

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

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Chords: F#m – E – D – A
Shine sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F#m is F#, A and C#; E is E, G# and B; D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F#mviEVDIVAI
- F#mF# · A · C#
- EE · G# · B
- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
51 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Engine 8ths
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Engine 8thsRoot bass rhythm · RockLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Late-knock chords
One chord, a long wait, then a quick knock-knock at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Late-knock chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 60 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: D – E – A
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA

What chords are in Shine?

The loop is F#m – E – D – A (vi – V – IV – I) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is Shine in?

A major, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Shine?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Shine 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.