Piano chords · Waltz garden
How to play Simply Nothing on piano
- G major
- 3/4
- 144 BPM
- 2004
- Medium
Learn Simply Nothing in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – Csus4 – Am – G
Simply Nothing sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Csus4 is C, F and G; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GICsus4IVsus4AmiiGI- GG · B · D
- Csus4C · F · G
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Oom-pah-pah
One strong beat and two light ones: a dance in three. Musicians call it waltz oom-pah-pah (waltz), an easy pattern heard in 526 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Twirling waltz chords
Chord, then a quick twirl of chords into beat 3. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 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: D – C – G
The last chords are V – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DCG- DD · F# · A
- CC · E · G
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Questions about Simply Nothing
What chords are in Simply Nothing?
The loop is G – Csus4 – Am – G (I – IVsus – ii – I) in G major, and the song ends on D – C – G.
What key is Simply Nothing in?
G major, at about 144 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Simply Nothing?
Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Simply Nothing 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.