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How to play Wanted Dead Or Alive on piano
By Bon Jovi
- C major
- 4/4
- 78 BPM
- Medium
Learn Wanted Dead Or Alive in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – C – G – C
Wanted Dead Or Alive sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIICIGVCI- DD · F# · A
- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Galloping heartbeat
Ta-DUM, ta-DUM: quick pickups into beats 2 and 4, like hooves. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 3 · 3a · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 115 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Push chords
Two quick chords and a push just before beat 3, then space. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 78 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: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
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Questions about Wanted Dead Or Alive
What chords are in Wanted Dead Or Alive?
The loop is D – C – G – C (II – I – V – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Wanted Dead Or Alive in?
C major, at about 78 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Wanted Dead Or Alive?
Galloping heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 3 · 3a · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Wanted Dead Or Alive 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.