Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Welcome To The Show (feat. Laleh) on piano
By Adam Lambert
- Bb minor
- 4/4
- 108 BPM
- 2016
- Easy
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Learn Welcome To The Show (feat. Laleh) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Bbm – Ab – Db – Ebm
How it goes
Welcome To The Show (feat. Laleh) sits in Bb minor: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Db is Db, F and Ab; Ebm is Eb, Gb and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbmiAbVIIDbIIIEbmiv- BbmBb · Db · F
- AbAb · C · Eb
- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbmEb · Gb · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Hop-skip heartbeat
How it goes
Three steps, then a quick hop that skips right over beat 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 250 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pausing chords
How it goes
Three steady chords, then beat 4 left empty to breathe. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 108 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: Gb – Ab – Bbm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GbAbBbm- GbGb · Bb · Db
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Questions about Welcome To The Show (feat. Laleh)
What chords are in Welcome To The Show (feat. Laleh)?
The loop is Bbm – Ab – Db – Ebm (i – bVII – bIII – iv) in Bb minor, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Bbm.
What key is Welcome To The Show (feat. Laleh) in?
Bb minor, at about 108 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Welcome To The Show (feat. Laleh)?
Hop-skip heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Welcome To The Show (feat. Laleh) easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.