Skywriter Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Skywriter in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Cm – F7 – Bb – Eb
Skywriter sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmiiF7V7BbIEbIV
- CmC · Eb · G
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
31 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Lazy footsteps
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Lazy footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Wind chimes
A bright chord, then two notes chiming back and forth in the breeze. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Wind chimesBroken-chord figure · Film scoreRight handMedium
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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.
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Ending: Eb – F7 – Bb
The last chords are IV – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbF7Bb

What chords are in Skywriter?

The loop is Cm – F7 – Bb – Eb (ii – V7 – I – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F7 – Bb.

What key is Skywriter in?

Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Skywriter?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Skywriter 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.