Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Wissen Was Wird on piano
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- D major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 2004
- Medium
Learn Wissen Was Wird in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – D – G – Em
Wissen Was Wird sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; D is D, F# and A; G is G, B and D; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmviDIGIVEmii- BmB · D · F#
- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
- EmE · G · B
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hurrying chords
Calm chords in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Wissen Was Wird
What chords are in Wissen Was Wird?
The loop is Bm – D – G – Em (vi – I – IV – ii) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Wissen Was Wird in?
D major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Wissen Was Wird?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Wissen Was Wird 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.