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How to play We'll Be Coming Back (feat. Example) on piano

By Calvin Harris

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 128 BPM
  • 2012
  • Medium
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Left hand Heartbeat octavesRight hand Ticking clockChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn We'll Be Coming Back (feat. Example) in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: C – D – Em – Am

    We'll Be Coming Back (feat. Example) sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; D is D, F# and A; Em is E, G and B; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    CIVDVEmviAmii
    • CC · E · G
    • DD · F# · A
    • EmE · G · B
    • AmA · C · E
  2. 2

    Left hand: Heartbeat octaves

    Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Ticking clock

    One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 128 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. 5

    Ending: C – D – G

    The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    CDG
    • GG · B · D

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Questions about We'll Be Coming Back (feat. Example)

What chords are in We'll Be Coming Back (feat. Example)?

The loop is C – D – Em – Am (IV – V – vi – ii) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is We'll Be Coming Back (feat. Example) in?

G major, at about 128 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in We'll Be Coming Back (feat. Example)?

Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is We'll Be Coming Back (feat. Example) 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.