{"id":1592,"date":"2020-07-14T06:35:36","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T13:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/?p=1592"},"modified":"2023-01-12T12:40:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T20:40:24","slug":"faded-piano-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/faded-piano-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"(Easy) &#8220;Faded&#8221; Piano Lead Sheet Music &#038; Tutorial &#8211; Alan Walker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you\u2019re new at learning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/how-to-play-piano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how to play piano<\/a>, \u201cFaded\u201d by Alan Walker is a good piece to learn first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More advanced piano players will benefit from practicing this song too. That\u2019s because while \u201cFaded\u201d is a simple song, with just four chords and a basic main theme, there is generous space here to add your own riffs and fills, improvise, and make your own, unique arrangement for this song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Download the lead sheet first, then follow along with our tutorial!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<center><a class=\"join\" href=\"https:\/\/pianote.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/blog\/2020\/Faded%20Song%20Tutorial\/Faded-Lead-Sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOWNLOAD LEAD SHEET (FREE)<\/a><\/center>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You can learn to play this beautiful song, including that intro riff, in just a few minutes. How is it so easy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:32px\"><strong>It&#8217;s just 4 chords!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve spent any time on this blog or on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_DmCvOP5Q_eBMRDvqqRXjg?view_as=subscriber\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube channel<\/a>, you&#8217;ve probably heard me say that knowing as few as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/four-chords\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">four chords<\/a> can unlock hundreds of songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Playing \u201cFaded\u201d on the piano just involves four chords, and they come in a specific order that NEVER changes. Literally the entire song is the same four chords played in the same order:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/blog\/2021\/Faded%20Rewrite\/faded%20dm%20Bb.png\" alt=\"Diagrams for chords Dm and Bb from &quot;Faded&quot; on piano with keys highlighted in red and labelled.\" width=\"600\" height=\"267\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/blog\/2021\/Faded%20Rewrite\/Faded%20F%20C.png\" alt=\"Diagrams for chords F and C from &quot;Faded&quot; on piano with keys highlighted in red and labelled.\" width=\"600\" height=\"248\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Spend some time getting familiar with these four chords. Once you do, congratulate yourself, because you\u2019ve just learned to play \u201cFaded\u201d!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that\u2019s the end of this tutorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:32px\"><strong>But what about the riff??<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Okay, okay, I was being cheeky. Of course, there is more to this song than playing four bland chords in root position. After all, that intro riff is what makes this song:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/blog\/2020\/Faded%20Song%20Tutorial\/faded-intro.png\" alt=\"Main melody of Faded by Alan Walker.\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These notes are pretty simple, but if you need help with fingering, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/finding-your-fingering\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here\u2019s<\/a> a lesson that can help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"blue-text-block\"><center><h3 style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><b>\ud83c\udfb9 Get Free Sheet Music &amp; Tutorials \ud83d\udd25<\/b><\/h3><p>Subscribe to <i>The Note<\/i> for free lessons and piano news delivered to your inbox every week.<\/p><\/center><iframe class=\"email-form-include\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/weeklyemail\" frameborder=\"none\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:32px\"><strong>Play \u201cFaded\u201d on piano YOUR way<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can play a basic version of this song very quickly. And it\u2019ll sound good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if you want to level up from basic chords, you have tons of options. Here are some ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\">Harmonize the melody<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Harmonizing the melody is easy. Just add a note a third beneath the main theme. Like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/blog\/2021\/Faded%20Rewrite\/Faded-Lead-Sheet-harmonized.png\" alt=\"Main melody of Faded by Alan Walker with notes in red added a third under each note.\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>How does this work? Our ears gravitate towards the top note when we harmonize like this, so we still hear the melody. And you\u2019ll notice that the notes we add for the most part come from the chord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We go over harmonizing melodies in more detail <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/adding-harmony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\">Use inversions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the foundation of this song is so straightforward, \u201cFaded\u201d is an a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/piano-chord-inversions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wesome opportunity to practice your chord inversions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Try using alternative inversions. Playing chords in different positions can also make it easier to transition between chords (check out our lesson on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/chord-shortcuts\/\">chord shortcuts<\/a> to see how this works)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\">Main Theme + Chorus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One simple way to spice things up is to play the main theme\u2019s melody beneath the chorus. Try this&nbsp; out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"blue-text-block\"><center><h3 style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><b>\ud83c\udfb9 Play REAL Songs&#8230;The Ones You Love \ud83c\udfb5<\/b><\/h3><\/center><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/blog\/2021\/Featured%20Box%20images\/lisa-i%20love%20music.jpg\"><p>You understand that scales and chords are important, but at the end of the day, you want to play SONGS! And you should \ud83d\ude42 Start off on a good note with our 500 Songs in 5 Days course pack. Free with your Pianote membership. <\/p><br><center><a class=\"join\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/500-songs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">START PLAYING SONGS TODAY<\/a><\/center><p><\/p><\/span>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\">Add riffs and fills<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can quickly add more oomph to your arrangement by breaking up the chords in your left hand. You can also roll into chords from the neighboring notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019d like the full lowdown on making things fancy, we go over all this in detail in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/riffs-and-fills\">Riffs &amp; Fills course<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\">Add dynamics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a soulful, moody song, so don\u2019t forget to add expression by using dynamics!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-css-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And that\u2019s about it! This song can be as simple or as complicated as you want it to be. It\u2019s perfect for beginners who want to start playing real songs quickly, and it\u2019s also fantastic as a way to explore harmony, inversions, and improvisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope you enjoy this \u201cFaded\u201d piano tutorial and remember: have fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"email-form-include-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/weekly-email\" frameborder=\"none\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn &#8220;Faded&#8221; by Alan Walker. 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