Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Two Pieces on piano
Written by Jason Evigan, Mitchell Allan Scherr & others
- Bb major
- 6/8
- 85 BPM
- I–vi–I–vi loop
- 2013
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Two Pieces in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – Gm – Bb – Gm
How it goes
Two Pieces sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIGmviBbIGmvi- BbBb · D · F
- GmG · Bb · D
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
How it goes
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: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 85 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: Bb – Gm – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are I – vi – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbGmBb
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Questions about Two Pieces
What chords are in Two Pieces?
The loop is Bb – Gm – Bb – Gm (I – vi – I – vi) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – Gm – Bb.
What key is Two Pieces in?
Bb major, at about 85 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Two Pieces?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Two Pieces 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.