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How to play This Is What You Came For on piano
By Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna
- A minor
- 4/4
- 124 BPM
- bVI–bVII–i–bVI loop
- 2016
- Easy
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Learn This Is What You Came For in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – G – Am – F
How it goes
This Is What You Came For sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; 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.
FVIGVIIAmiFVI- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Cartwheel heartbeat
How it goes
Five evenly spaced notes roll across the beats, then land on 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3e · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 89 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
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 124 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 – Am
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGAm
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Questions about This Is What You Came For
What chords are in This Is What You Came For?
The loop is F – G – Am – F (bVI – bVII – i – bVI) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is This Is What You Came For in?
A minor, at about 124 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in This Is What You Came For?
Cartwheel heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3e · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is This Is What You Came For 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.