Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play The Factory Gates on piano
- B minor
- 4/4
- 156 BPM
- 2014
- Medium
Learn The Factory Gates in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: B – F# – B – G
The Factory Gates sits in B minor: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: B is B, D# and F#; F# is F#, A# and C#; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BIF#VBIGVI- BB · D# · F#
- F#F# · A# · C#
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Eager heartbeat
Jumps in early on the “and” before beat 3, like it can’t wait. Musicians call it root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 403 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 156 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: G – A – Bm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GABm- AA · C# · E
- BmB · D · F#
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Questions about The Factory Gates
What chords are in The Factory Gates?
The loop is B – F# – B – G (I5 – V5 – I5 – bVI5) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is The Factory Gates in?
B minor, at about 156 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Factory Gates?
Eager heartbeat: root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Factory Gates 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.