Pop heartbeat
Pop piano
The bounce under a thousand radio hits. 4/4, about 100 beats a minute. Press play, change the hands while it plays, or press “Make a song” for a whole song in the style.
Pop piano: left-hand patterns
The patterns its pianists stand on. Tap ▶ to hear one over its usual chords.
Pop piano: right-hand patterns
More patterns in this style
Songs played as pop piano
Thousands of songs in the library; the best known first.
- ImagineJohn Lennon · I–IV–I–IV
- HappyPharrell · IV–iii–VIsus–VI
- Let It BeThe Beatles · I–V–IV–I
- All I Want For Christmas Is YouMariah Carey · I–IV–iv–I
- Bring Him HomeAlain Boublil · I–IV–I–IV
- All Of MeJohn Legend · bIII–bVII–iv–bIII
- AfricaToto · bVII–vi–ii–bVII
- WonderwallOasis · IV–vi–I–vi
- TimeCulture Club · I–vi–#ivo–I
- Dancing QueenAbba · I–IV–I–IV
- Part Of Your WorldAlan Menken · IV–V–IV–V
- Under The SeaAlan Menken · V7–I–V7–I
- The Music Of The Night (from The Phantom Of The Opera)Andrew Lloyd Webber · I–V–I–V
- A Thousand MilesVanessa Carlton · IV–V–I–IV
- Shake It OffTaylor Swift
- Stand By MeBen E. King · I–vi–V–vi
- Tiny DancerElton John · I–IV–I–IV
- Uptown GirlBilly Joel · I–ii–I–IV
- Careless WhisperGeorge Michael · i–iv–v–bVI
- In The Air TonightPhil Collins · vi–V–IV–V
- Beat ItMichael Jackson · i–bVII–i–bVII
- City Of Stars (from La La Land)Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone · iv–bVII–bIII–v
- ChandelierSia · bVI–bVII–bIII–bVI
- Sweet Child O’ MineGuns N' Roses · I–bVII–IV–I
- Do You Want To Build A Snowman?Kristen Bell · I–Isus–I–Isus
- Walking in MemphisMarc Cohn · IV–V–I–VI
- Endless LoveLionel Richie & Diana Ross · I–IV–Vsus–V
- Chasing PavementsAdele · IV–iii–vi–ii
- Because You Loved MeDiane Warren · I–IV–vi–Vsus
- BudapestGeorge Ezra · IV–I–IV–I
- FeverPeggy Lee · vi–III7–vi–IV
- Hold OnGood Charlotte · I–V–vi–I
- I Wanna Dance With SomebodyGeorge Merrill and Shannon Rubicam · ii–iii–IV–V7
- Million ReasonsLady Gaga · V–IV–I–vi
- RiptideVance Joy · vi–V–I–vi
- Seasons Of Love (from Rent)Jonathan Larson · bVIsus–v–iv–bVII7
- Uptown FunkMark Ronson · vi–II7–vi–II7
- DespacitoLuis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber · vi–IV–I–V
- HaloBeyoncé · I–ii–vi–IV
- Lovely DayBill Withers · I–vi–IV–bVI
- This Is Me (from The Greatest Showman)Pasek & Paul
- Auld Lang SyneRobert Burns · III7–vi–Vsus–V7
- Maybe This Time (from Cabaret)Kander & Ebb · I–I7–IV–#ivo
- I BelieveBlessid Union Of Souls · vi–V–IV–I
- Teenage DreamKaty Perry · IV–vi–Vsus–IV
- FaithStevie Wonder feat. Ariana Grande · I7–IV7–I7–V5
- Never Gonna Give You UpMike Stock, Matthew Aitken and Peter Waterman · ii–V–iii–vi
- SeptemberEarth, Wind & Fire · IV–iii–ii–iii
- StayRihanna · I–ii–vi–IV
- Winter WonderlandFelix Bernard · I–ii–V7–ii
- Runaway (U&I)Ed Sheeran · IV–vi–V–bvio
- My WayFrank Sinatra · V7–I–v–I7
- The Christmas SongMel Torme · V7–I–V7–I
- My GirlThe Temptations · I–IV–I–IV
- SuperstitionStevie Wonder
- BelieveJosh Groban · I–ii–I7–IV
- Send My Love (To Your New Lover)I5–VI5–I5–VI5
- Rewrite The StarsPasek & Paul · vi–IVsus–I–V
- Feliz NavidadJose Feliciano · I7–bVII7–VII7–I7
- I’ll Be ThereJess Glynne · IV–I–vi–IV
- All You Need Is LoveThe Beatles · V7–I–II7–V7
- Don’t Know WhyNorah Jones · vi–II7–V7–I
- Here I AmBryan Adams · vi–IV–I–V
- Thank YouDido · i–bVI–i–bVI
- FreedomPharrell Williams · bVI–i–bVI–i
- We’ve Only Just BegunCarpenters · I–IV–I–IV
- It Don’t Mean A ThingDuke Ellington · III7–vi–IV7–III7
- Awesome GodRich Mullins · vi–ii–iii–vi
- Angel EyesEarl Brent · vi–IV7–III7–vi
- CrazyWillie Nelson · ii–V7–I–bVII
- ParadiseColdplay · bVI–bIII–bVII–iv
- FriendsMarshmello & Anne-Marie · III–vi–I–IV
- Stay With MeSam Smith · vi–IV–I–vi
- Story Of My LifeOne Direction · I–Isus–I–vi
- SingAndrew Lloyd Webber
- Candle In The Wind 1997Elton John and Bernie Taupin · IV–I–I7–IV
- Easy LoverPhil Collins, Philip Bailey and Nathan East · i–iv–v–i
- Forrest GumpIV–I–iv–I
- Hold On TightI–IV–I–IV
- Smooth CriminalMichael Jackson · vi–V–I–V
- Take On MePal Waaktaar and Magne Furuholmne · ii–V–I–IV
- Wake Me Up Before You Go-GoGeorge Michael · I–ii–I–ii
- Watermelon ManHerbie Hancock · V7–IV7–V7–IV7
- Ticket to RideThe Beatles · I–ii–V–vi
- Hark! The Herald Angels SingCharles Wesley · IV–VI7–ii–VI7
- HonestyBilly Joel · I–i–bVI–V7
Its mood in the Playground is Happy: the I–V–vi–IV progression.
Questions about pop piano
What does the left hand play in pop piano?
Pop heartbeat, Island pulse and Push and land: Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs.
What tempo and meter is pop piano?
4/4, around 100 beats a minute.
Which songs are played as pop piano?
Thousands of songs in the library, including Ave Maria, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Hey Jude, Lean On Me and Imagine.