Piano chords · Rock drive

How to play Stronger on piano

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Learn Stronger in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Am – F – C – G
Stronger sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmiFVICIIIGVII
- AmA · C · E
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
54 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Heartbeat octavesRocking octaves · RockLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Twinkle
Two notes twinkling back and forth. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
TwinkleTwo-note ostinato · BalladRight handMedium
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Both hands at 115 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 – Am
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGAm

What chords are in Stronger?

The loop is Am – F – C – G (i – VI – III – VII) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.

What key is Stronger in?

A minor, at about 115 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Stronger?

Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Stronger 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Stronger?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.