How to play White Teeth Teens on piano

Learn White Teeth Teens in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: A – C#m – F#m – A
How it goes
White Teeth Teens sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; C#m is C#, E and G#; F#m is F#, A and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIC#miiiF#mviAI
- AA · C# · E
- C#mC# · E · G#
- F#mF# · A · C#
17 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Double-skip footsteps
How it goes
Steady steps with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 397 songs of the library.
Double-skip footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Push-and-land chords
How it goes
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Push-and-land chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 110 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: D – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA
- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B

What chords are in White Teeth Teens?

The loop is A – C#m – F#m – A (I – iii – vi – I) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is White Teeth Teens in?

A major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in White Teeth Teens?

Double-skip footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is White Teeth Teens 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.