The Most Amazing Thing Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn The Most Amazing Thing in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Gm – F – Gm – F
How it goes
The Most Amazing Thing sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmiiFIGmiiFI
- GmG · Bb · D
- FF · A · C
52 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Ping-pong bounce
How it goes
High, low, high, low on every beat: a ping-pong bounce. Musicians call it broken chord 8-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 302 songs of the library.
Ping-pong bounceBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Offbeat skank
How it goes
Chords only on the “and”: reggae and swing. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Offbeat skankOffbeat chords · Blues and boogie-woogieRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 90 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: F – Bb – F
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FBbF
- BbBb · D · F

What chords are in The Most Amazing Thing?

The loop is Gm – F – Gm – F (ii – I – ii – I) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb – F.

What key is The Most Amazing Thing in?

F major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Most Amazing Thing?

Ping-pong bounce: broken chord 8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Most Amazing Thing easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.