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How to play White Tiger on piano
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- D minor
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- iv–i–iv–i loop
- Medium
Learn White Tiger in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gm – Dm – Gm – Dm
White Tiger sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmivDmiGmivDmi- GmG · Bb · D
- DmD · F · A
- 2
Left hand: Hurry-and-wait pulse
Three quick notes rush out early, then the bass waits for the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 336 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Double island chords
The island rhythm squeezed in twice per bar: quick and dancy. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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
Ending: Bb – C – Dm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCDm- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
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Questions about White Tiger
What chords are in White Tiger?
The loop is Gm – Dm – Gm – Dm (iv – i – iv – i) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is White Tiger in?
D minor, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in White Tiger?
Hurry-and-wait pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is White Tiger 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.