Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play Trouble on piano

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Learn Trouble in 5 steps

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

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Chords: F – C – Gm – Bb
Trouble sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; Gm is G, Bb and D; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FICVGmiiBbIV
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- GmG · Bb · D
- BbBb · D · F
56 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Drowsy heartbeat
Two slow notes, then a late one that slips in before the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 889 songs of the library.
Drowsy heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Hopscotch chords
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hopscotch chordsBlock chords · StrideRight handEasy
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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: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF

What chords are in Trouble?

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

What key is Trouble in?

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

What does the left hand play in Trouble?

Drowsy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Trouble 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.