Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Working for the Weekend on piano
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- Eb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Easy
Learn Working for the Weekend in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – C – Csus4 – C
Working for the Weekend sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Csus4 is C, F and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CVICVICsus4VIsus4CVI- CC · E · G
- Csus4C · F · G
- 2
Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Offbeat skank
Chords only on the “and”: reggae and swing. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Working for the Weekend
What chords are in Working for the Weekend?
The loop is C – C – Csus4 – C (VI – VI5 – VIsus – VI) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Working for the Weekend in?
Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Working for the Weekend?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Working for the Weekend 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.