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How to play The Energy Never Dies on piano

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Learn The Energy Never Dies in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Em – Csus4 – G – D
The Energy Never Dies sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; Csus4 is C, F and G; G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmviCsus4IVsus4GIDV
- EmE · G · B
- Csus4C · F · G
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
12 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Wobbly heartbeat
Two off-balance notes on the “ands”, then a firm landing on beat 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 267 songs of the library.
Wobbly heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Marching chords
Two chords per bar, left-right, like a happy little march. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Marching chordsBlock chords · StrideRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 138 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: Em – C – G
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EmCG
- CC · E · G

What chords are in The Energy Never Dies?

The loop is Em – Csus4 – G – D (vi – IVsus – I – V) in G major, and the song ends on Em – C – G.

What key is The Energy Never Dies in?

G major, at about 138 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Energy Never Dies?

Wobbly heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Energy Never Dies 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.