The End Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn The End in 5 steps

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

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Chords: C7 – F7 – C7 – F7
The End sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C7 is C, E, G and Bb; F7 is F, A, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C7I7F7IV7C7I7F7IV7
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- F7F · A · C · Eb
43 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Drumming bass
The root drummed on every quick beat, with a tiny step at the end. Musicians call it broken chord 1-1 (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 263 songs of the library.
Drumming bassBroken chord · BalladLeft handMedium
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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.
Ticking clockRepeated-note pulse · RockRight handMedium
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Both hands at 135 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: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC
- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G

What chords are in The End?

The loop is C7 – F7 – C7 – F7 (I7 – IV7 – I7 – IV7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is The End in?

C major, at about 135 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The End?

Drumming bass: broken chord 1-1, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The End 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.