Piano chords · Dreamy ballad

How to play Tailor Made on piano

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Learn Tailor Made in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Bm – G – D – A
Tailor Made sits in B minor: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmiGVIDIIIAVII
- BmB · D · F#
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
54 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Rock’n’roll climb
Up three chord notes and one step past: the 1950s rock’n’roll climb. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5-6 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 204 songs of the library.
Rock’n’roll climbBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Eager chords
Jumps in early before beat 3, like the chords can’t wait. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Eager chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 100 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: G – A – Bm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GABm

What chords are in Tailor Made?

The loop is Bm – G – D – A (i – bVI – bIII – bVII) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.

What key is Tailor Made in?

B minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Tailor Made?

Rock’n’roll climb: broken chord 1-3-5-6, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Tailor Made 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.