Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Ways to Be Wicked on piano
By Josh Edmondson
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 114 BPM
- 2017
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Ways to Be Wicked in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – G – Ab – Eb
How it goes
Ways to Be Wicked sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CVIGIIIAbIVEbI- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- AbAb · C · Eb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
How it goes
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.
- 3
Right hand: Pop stabs
How it goes
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 114 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.
- 5
Ending: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Ways to Be Wicked
What chords are in Ways to Be Wicked?
The loop is C – G – Ab – Eb (VI5 – III5 – IV – I5) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Ways to Be Wicked in?
Eb major, at about 114 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Ways to Be Wicked?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Ways to Be Wicked 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.