Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play This Is What It Feels Like on piano
By Armin Van Buuren
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 128 BPM
- Medium
Learn This Is What It Feels Like in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Fm – Dbsus4 – Ab – Fm
This Is What It Feels Like sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Dbsus4 is Db, Gb and Ab; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmviDbsus4IVsus4AbIFmvi- FmF · Ab · C
- Dbsus4Db · Gb · Ab
- AbAb · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 128 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.
- 5
Ending: Fm – Db – Ab
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FmDbAb- DbDb · F · Ab
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Questions about This Is What It Feels Like
What chords are in This Is What It Feels Like?
The loop is Fm – Dbsus4 – Ab – Fm (vi – IVsus – I5 – vi) in Ab major, and the song ends on Fm – Db – Ab.
What key is This Is What It Feels Like in?
Ab major, at about 128 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in This Is What It Feels Like?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is This Is What It Feels Like 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.