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How to play Walk Away (feat. The DEY) on piano

By Paula DeAnda

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Learn Walk Away (feat. The DEY) in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: C – G – C – F
How it goes
Walk Away (feat. The DEY) sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIGVCIFIV
- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- FF · A · C
76 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Pop heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Jump-in chords
How it goes
Jumps in just after beat 1, pumps through, and stops before the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Jump-in chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handMedium
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Both hands at 158 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.
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Ending: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC

What chords are in Walk Away (feat. The DEY)?

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

What key is Walk Away (feat. The DEY) in?

C major, at about 158 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Walk Away (feat. The DEY)?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Walk Away (feat. The DEY) 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Walk Away (feat. The DEY)?

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

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.