Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Something Happened On The Way To Heaven on piano
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- C minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- bVI–bVII–bVI–bVII loop
- Medium
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Learn Something Happened On The Way To Heaven in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ab – Bb – Ab – Bb
How it goes
Something Happened On The Way To Heaven sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbVIBbVIIAbVIBbVII- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
How it goes
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.
- 3
Right hand: Knock-knock chords
How it goes
Chord, a quick knock-knock, a pause, then one last chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 BPM
How it goes
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: Ab – Bb – Cm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbCm- CmC · Eb · G
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Questions about Something Happened On The Way To Heaven
What chords are in Something Happened On The Way To Heaven?
The loop is Ab – Bb – Ab – Bb (bVI – bVII – bVI – bVII) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is Something Happened On The Way To Heaven in?
C minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Something Happened On The Way To Heaven?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Something Happened On The Way To Heaven 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.