Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play The Other Side on piano
By Pasek & Paul
- C major
- 4/4
- 154 BPM
- 2013
- Medium
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Learn The Other Side in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Fsus4 – C – G – Am
How it goes
The Other Side sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fsus4 is F, Bb and C; C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Fsus4IVsus4CIGVAmvi- Fsus4F · Bb · C
- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Swaying kite
How it goes
The top note swings down to a low one and back, like a kite. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 154 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 – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
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Questions about The Other Side
What chords are in The Other Side?
The loop is Fsus4 – C – G – Am (IVsus – I – V – vi) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is The Other Side in?
C major, at about 154 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Other Side?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Other Side 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.