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How to play Spirit Wind on piano

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Learn Spirit Wind in 5 steps

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

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Chords: G – Am – F – C
Spirit Wind sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Am is A, C and E; F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GVAmviFIVCI
- GG · B · D
- AmA · C · E
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
48 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Walking roots
One low note on every beat, steady as walking feet. Musicians call it root bass · quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Walking rootsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Bouncy bells
A high bell note, then chords bouncing on every “and”. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Bouncy bellsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 92 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: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC

What chords are in Spirit Wind?

The loop is G – Am – F – C (V – vi – IV – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Spirit Wind in?

C major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Spirit Wind?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Spirit Wind easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.