Sure Thing Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Sure Thing in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Fm – Bb7 – Eb – Cm
Sure Thing sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmiiBb7V7EbICmvi
- FmF · Ab · C
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- CmC · Eb · G
37 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Open sky
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
Open skyOpen arpeggio · BalladLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 120 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: Fm – Bb7 – Eb
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FmBb7Eb

What chords are in Sure Thing?

The loop is Fm – Bb7 – Eb – Cm (ii – V7 – I – vi) in Eb major, and the song ends on Fm – Bb7 – Eb.

What key is Sure Thing in?

Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Sure Thing?

Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Sure Thing 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.