The Game Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn The Game in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: E7 – A – E7 – A
How it goes
The Game sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E7 is E, G#, B and D; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
E7V7AIE7V7AI
- E7E · G# · B · D
- AA · C# · E
414 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Brass-band march
How it goes
A bold open chord, then a low note: oom-pah like a marching band. Musicians call it lh power fifths (2/4) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in 234 songs of the library.
Brass-band marchLeft-hand chords · StrideLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Sleigh bells
How it goes
A high note and two quick chords in a short bar, jingling along. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Sleigh bellsSyncopated chords · StrideRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 100 BPM
How it goes
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: Bm – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BmEA
- BmB · D · F#
- EE · G# · B

What chords are in The Game?

The loop is E7 – A – E7 – A (V7 – I – V7 – I) in A major, and the song ends on Bm – E – A.

What key is The Game in?

A major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/4.

What does the left hand play in The Game?

Brass-band march: lh power fifths (2/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Game 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.