Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Uprising on piano
By Muse
- F major
- 4/4
- 130 BPM
- 2009
- Medium
Learn Uprising in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – Gm – F – A
Uprising sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; Gm is G, Bb and D; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIIIGmiiFIAIII- AA · C# · E
- GmG · Bb · D
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
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 130 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: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
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Questions about Uprising
What chords are in Uprising?
The loop is A – Gm – F – A (III – ii – I – III) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Uprising in?
F major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Uprising?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Uprising 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.