War At Home Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn War At Home in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Cm – Ab – Eb – Gm
How it goes
War At Home sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmviAbIVEbIGmiii
- CmC · Eb · G
- AbAb · C · Eb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- GmG · Bb · D
18 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Power fifthsLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Heartbeat chords
How it goes
Long, short, long: chords on the pop heartbeat, then a rest. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Heartbeat chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 70 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: Cm – Ab – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CmAbEb

What chords are in War At Home?

The loop is Cm – Ab – Eb – Gm (vi – IV – I – iii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Cm – Ab – Eb.

What key is War At Home in?

Eb major, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in War At Home?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is War At Home 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.