Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Talking Body on piano
Written by Ludvig Söderberg, Jakob Jerlström & others
- G major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- vi–V–I–IV loop
- 2014
- Medium
Learn Talking Body in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Em – D – G – C
Talking Body sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; D is D, F# and A; G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmviDVGICIV- EmE · G · B
- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Busy-bee pulse
Busy and bouncy, with pushes before beat 3 and at the very end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 176 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 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.
- 5
Ending: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG
Play next
Questions about Talking Body
What chords are in Talking Body?
The loop is Em – D – G – C (vi – V – I – IV) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Talking Body in?
G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Talking Body?
Busy-bee pulse: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Talking Body 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.