The Fire Within Me Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn The Fire Within Me in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Db – Gb – Db – Gb
The Fire Within Me sits in Db major: Db is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Db is Db, F and Ab; Gb is Gb, Bb and Db. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbIGbIVDbIGbIV
- DbDb · F · Ab
- GbGb · Bb · Db
782 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Pop heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Groovy chords
Chords jump around the “ands” for a funky, dancing feel. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Groovy chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 80 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: Gb – Ab – Db
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GbAbDb
- AbAb · C · Eb

What chords are in The Fire Within Me?

The loop is Db – Gb – Db – Gb (I – IV – I – IV) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.

What key is The Fire Within Me in?

Db major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Fire Within Me?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Fire Within Me 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.