Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Unwritten on piano
- F major
- 4/4
- 105 BPM
- 2004
- Medium
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Learn Unwritten in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Dm – Gm – Bb – F
How it goes
Unwritten sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; Gm is G, Bb and D; Bb is Bb, D and F; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmviGmiiBbIVFI- DmD · F · A
- GmG · Bb · D
- BbBb · D · F
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Bouncy-ball heartbeat
How it goes
A low note, then high bounces on every “and”, like a bouncing ball. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1& · 2& · 3& · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 203 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 105 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: Gm – Bb – F
How it goes
The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GmBbF
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Questions about Unwritten
What chords are in Unwritten?
The loop is Dm – Gm – Bb – F (vi – ii – IV – I) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – Bb – F.
What key is Unwritten in?
F major, at about 105 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Unwritten?
Bouncy-ball heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2& · 3& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Unwritten 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.