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How to play White Horse on piano
By Taylor Swift
- C major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2008
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn White Horse in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – Fsus4 – Am – Fsus4
How it goes
White Horse 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; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIFsus4IVsus4AmviFsus4IVsus4- CC · E · G
- Fsus4F · Bb · C
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Knock-knock footsteps
How it goes
Step, then a quick knock-knock, a pause, and one last step. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 471 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Deep-breath chords
How it goes
A breath on beat 1, then quick chords pumping to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 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: Am – F – C
How it goes
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AmFC- FF · A · C
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Questions about White Horse
What chords are in White Horse?
The loop is C – Fsus4 – Am – Fsus4 (I5 – IVsus – vi – IVsus) in C major, and the song ends on Am – F – C.
What key is White Horse in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in White Horse?
Knock-knock footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is White Horse 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.