Piano Cheats

This is quite a new song. I have only listened to this song a few times before making this video. So please excuse me for not getting the melody notes entirely correct.

The song is in the key of G. So, for those of you who know how to play full chords (instead of the 2-finger chords I am cheating with), please take note that the last chord (i.e., at the end of ‘Part 3’ in the video) is an E major chord

Again, please do write to me if anyone is interested to know the chord progressions. Enjoy.

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There are 2 patterns in this song. But as you would notice in the video, you need only 2 “chords” on the right hand. It’s the left hand that needs to be busy changing the bass notes. But the bass notes aren’t that difficult really, if you can identify a pattern in its movement. It is actually the coordination between the left and the right hands that is tricky. If you play drum, or have some sense of beats, it would definitely help. Give it a try!

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I guess there isn’t much I need to comment at all about the playing of this song here. The video should be self-explanatory. All you have to do is repeat the pattern over and over to cover the whole song.

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I have not commented much on chord progressions for the songs I have posted lately. Ok, perhaps I shall do for this one.

There are 3 different parts in this song, as I have marked on the video.

Part 1 and Part 3 have the same chord progressions. It goes like this:

I –> VIm –> IIm7 –> V

The song is in the key of B. So the above progression is translated as:

B –> G#m –> C#m7 –> F#

Part 2 is actually similar to the above too, except with a slight twist. This is how it goes…

I –> III –> VIm –> VI –> IIm7 –> V

In the key of B, this is translated into…

B –> D# –> G#m –> G# –> C#m7 –> F#
With some tweaking, we can simplify it further into what you see on the video. If anyone is interested to know how this is done, please let me know.

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This song by Marc Terenzi has actually been suggested by a reader-friend whose name I shall not reveal for now.
I have divided the song into 4 parts in the video.

Part 1 (verse, in the key of B) and Part 2 (chorus, in the key of D) are repeated with a slight difference towards the end of each part.

Part 3 is the bridge.

And Part 4 is actually the same as Part 2 (i.e., chorus), but in a higher key, i.e., E.

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