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How to play The A Team on piano

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Learn The A Team in 5 steps

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

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Chords: F#m7 – D – A – F#m7 – D – A
The A Team sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 6 chords: F#m7 is F#, A, C# and E; 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.
F#m7vi7DIVAIF#m7vi7DIVAI
- F#m7F# · A · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
41 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Walking roots
One low note on every beat, steady as walking feet. Musicians call it root bass · quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Walking rootsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Soft chords
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Soft chordsBlock chords · BalladRight handEasy
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Both hands at 86 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: A – E – A
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AEA
- EE · G# · B

What chords are in The A Team?

The loop is F#m7 – D – A – F#m7 – D – A (vi7 – IV – I – vi7 – IV – I) in A major, and the song ends on A – E – A.

What key is The A Team in?

A major, at about 86 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The A Team?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The A Team easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of The A Team?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.