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How to play Work In Progress (Growing Pains) on piano
- F major
- 4/4
- 63 BPM
- 2007
- Easy
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Learn Work In Progress (Growing Pains) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Ab7 – Db – Gb – F
How it goes
Work In Progress (Growing Pains) sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab7 is Ab, C, Eb and Gb; Db is Db, F and Ab; Gb is Gb, Bb and Db; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Ab7bIII7DbbVIGbbIIFI- Ab7Ab · C · Eb · Gb
- DbDb · F · Ab
- GbGb · Bb · Db
- FF · A · C
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Left hand: Little march
How it goes
A chord, then a single low note: left, right, like a little march. Musicians call it lh chords (2/4) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in 278 songs of the library.
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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 63 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.
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Ending: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
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Questions about Work In Progress (Growing Pains)
What chords are in Work In Progress (Growing Pains)?
The loop is Ab7 – Db – Gb – F (bIII7 – bVI – bII – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Work In Progress (Growing Pains) in?
F major, at about 63 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Work In Progress (Growing Pains)?
Little march: lh chords (2/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Work In Progress (Growing Pains) easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.