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How to play The Logical Song on piano

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Learn The Logical Song in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Gm7 – C7 – Gm7 – C7 – Gm7 – C7 – Fm7 – Bb7
The Logical Song sits in G minor: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: Gm7 is G, Bb, D and F; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; Fm7 is F, Ab, C and Eb; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Gm7i7C7IV7Gm7i7C7IV7Gm7i7C7IV7Fm7vii7Bb7III7
- Gm7G · Bb · D · F
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- Fm7F · Ab · C · Eb
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
21 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Walking roots
One low note on every beat, steady as walking feet. Musicians call it root bass · quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Walking rootsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 115 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: Eb – F – Gm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFGm
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D

What chords are in The Logical Song?

The loop is Gm7 – C7 – Gm7 – C7 – Gm7 – C7 – Fm7 – Bb7 (i7 – IV7 – i7 – IV7 – i7 – IV7 – vii7 – III7) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.

What key is The Logical Song in?

G minor, at about 115 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Logical Song?

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

Is The Logical Song easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of The Logical Song?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the bass riff of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.