Up! Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Up! 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 – Bb – C – F – Bb – C
Up! sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 6 chords: F is F, A and C; Bb is Bb, D and F; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIBbIVCVFIBbIVCV
- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
141 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Engine 8ths
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.
Engine 8thsRoot bass rhythm · RockLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Bouncy bells
A high bell note, then chords bouncing on every “and”. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Bouncy bellsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 126 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 Up!?

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

What key is Up! in?

F major, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Up!?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Up! easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Up!?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.