4 The Four Chords of Pop Piano 5 The Type of Chords Used in Pop Songs 6 Chord Charts & Lead Sheets 7 Being the Rhythm Section of a Pop Song 8 My Final Thoughts. Playing pop songs on the piano is quite different from playing classical songs. There are differences in theory and style. This article focuses on how to play pop songs on the piano in • Slash chords – like F/A – mean the first chord is the actual chord, the second note name indicates the bass note. • You can experiment with longer and more advanced progressions when you’re ready, but repeating the same 4-bar progression throughout the verse and different one throughout the A bossa nova phrase -motif- commonly goes for 8 bars. If it’s a 4/4 song, it naturally goes for 4 bars. It means the motif repeats itself after 8 bars and the phrase goes along until the section ends. You would play bossa nova with a 2/4 time signature on your acoustic guitar instead of your electric guitar. 1. Your song is composed using 4 different chords. You may use chords I, II, III, IV, V and VI. You avoid chord VII. 2. Each chord lasts for one bar (4 beats). (Alternatively, you may choose chords which last for two beats each). 3. The root (the lowest note of each chord) is written on the bass stave of the piano. D A Well good for you E You look happy and healthy, not me F#m E D If you ever cared to ask A Good for you E You're doing great out there without me, baby F#m E D God, I wish that I could do that A I've lost my mind E I've spent the night F#m E D Crying on the floor of my bathroom A E But you're so unaffected, I really don't get it F#m E But I guess good for you Release your music today with Tunecore: https://www.tunecore.co.uk/?ref=uk_divkid_2023 🎶📌 2:41 TYPO! the F#m chord should be labelled as “ii”, not “vi .

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