The Incredits (from The Incredibles) Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn The Incredits (from The Incredibles) in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Fm – C7 – Fm – C7
How it goes
The Incredits (from The Incredibles) sits in F minor: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmiC7V7FmiC7V7
- FmF · Ab · C
- C7C · E · G · Bb
27 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Waltz roots
How it goes
One low note on each of the three beats: a simple waltz floor. Musicians call it root bass · 3/4 quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 391 songs of the library.
Waltz rootsRoot bass rhythm · WaltzLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Spinning-top chords
How it goes
Six even chords in a three-beat bar, spinning round and round. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Spinning-top chordsSyncopated chords · WaltzRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 160 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.
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Ending: Db – Eb – Fm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbFm
- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb

What chords are in The Incredits (from The Incredibles)?

The loop is Fm – C7 – Fm – C7 (i – V7 – i – V7) in F minor, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Fm.

What key is The Incredits (from The Incredibles) in?

F minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 5/4.

What does the left hand play in The Incredits (from The Incredibles)?

Waltz roots: root bass · 3/4 quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Incredits (from The Incredibles) 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.