Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Sweeter Than Fiction on piano
By Taylor Swift
- C major
- 4/4
- 150 BPM
- V–I–V–IV loop
- 2013
- Medium
Learn Sweeter Than Fiction in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – C – G – F
Sweeter Than Fiction sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GVCIGVFIV- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
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: Ticking clock
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 150 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: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC
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Questions about Sweeter Than Fiction
What chords are in Sweeter Than Fiction?
The loop is G – C – G – F (V – I – V – IV) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Sweeter Than Fiction in?
C major, at about 150 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Sweeter Than Fiction?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Sweeter Than Fiction 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.