Piano chords · Bossa beach
How to play What Is This Feeling? on piano
- C major
- 4/4
- 140 BPM
- 2003
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn What Is This Feeling? in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – C – Fsus4 – Gsus4
How it goes
What Is This Feeling? sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Fsus4 is F, Bb and C; Gsus4 is G, C and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CICIFsus4IVsus4Gsus4Vsus4- CC · E · G
- Fsus4F · Bb · C
- Gsus4G · C · D
- 2
Left hand: Bossa sway
How it goes
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 140 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: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
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Questions about What Is This Feeling?
What chords are in What Is This Feeling??
The loop is C – C – Fsus4 – Gsus4 (I5 – I – IVsus – Vsus) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is What Is This Feeling? in?
C major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in What Is This Feeling??
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is What Is This Feeling? 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.