Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Where Did The Beat Go? on piano
Written by Alecia Moore, Billy Mann & others
- E minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2012
- Medium
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Learn Where Did The Beat Go? in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Em – D – Em – A
How it goes
Where Did The Beat Go? sits in E minor: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmiDVIIEmiAIV- EmE · G · B
- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- 2
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.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: C – D – Em
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDEm- CC · E · G
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Questions about Where Did The Beat Go?
What chords are in Where Did The Beat Go??
The loop is Em – D – Em – A (i – bVII – i – IV5) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is Where Did The Beat Go? in?
E minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Where Did The Beat Go??
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Where Did The Beat Go? 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.