Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play The Lucky One on piano

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Learn The Lucky One in 5 steps

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

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Chords: A – E – B – A
The Lucky One sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; E is E, G# and B; B is B, D# and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIVEIBVAIV
- AA · C# · E
- EE · G# · B
- BB · D# · F#
87 songs go round the same chords
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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.
Eager heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Ticking clock
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Ticking clockRepeated-note pulse · RockRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 120 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: A – B – E
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE

What chords are in The Lucky One?

The loop is A – E – B – A (IV – I – V – IV) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is The Lucky One in?

E major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Lucky One?

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 Lucky One 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.