Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Stutter on piano
By Elastica
- G major
- 4/4
- 140 BPM
- 1993
- Medium
Learn Stutter in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – D – F – C
Stutter sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A; 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.
GIDVFbVIICIV- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
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Left hand: Racing heartbeat
One calm beat, then non-stop quick notes racing to the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 431 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pop stabs
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 140 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: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG
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Questions about Stutter
What chords are in Stutter?
The loop is G – D – F – C (I5 – V5 – bVII5 – IV5) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Stutter in?
G major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Stutter?
Racing heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Stutter 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.