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How to play True Friend on piano
- E major
- 4/4
- 98 BPM
- Medium
Learn True Friend in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: E – B – F#m – Asus4
True Friend sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; B is B, D# and F#; F#m is F#, A and C#; Asus4 is A, D and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EIBVF#miiAsus4IVsus4- EE · G# · B
- BB · D# · F#
- F#mF# · A · C#
- Asus4A · D · E
- 2
Left hand: Knock-knock footsteps
Step, then a quick knock-knock, a pause, and one last step. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 471 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Deep-breath chords
A breath on beat 1, then quick chords pumping to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 98 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: E – Esus4 – E
The last chords are I – Isus – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EEsus4E- Esus4E · A · B
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Questions about True Friend
What chords are in True Friend?
The loop is E – B – F#m – Asus4 (I – V – ii – IVsus) in E major, and the song ends on E – Esus4 – E.
What key is True Friend in?
E major, at about 98 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in True Friend?
Knock-knock footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is True Friend 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.