How To Play 'Animals' By Maroon On The Piano

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In this article we will cover how to play the hit song 'Animals' by American rock band Maroon 5 on your piano or keyboard. This popular tune was written and produced by Adam Levine, Amiel Davidge, Shellback, Max Martin, Savan Kuperman (aka Cirkut), Otto Wellton.

The chorus of this song is quite catchy and easy to follow along with so don't worry if you're a beginner at playing piano yet! Just remember the following notes:

C Major Chord

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To start off we need to learn how to play an A minor chord. The notes for an Am are as follows:

A, C, E

Now let's move onto our main chords for this song which will be based around a simple D major progression.

D Major Chord

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The next part of the verse uses only these four strings:

D, F#, B

So now that you know how to play those two basic chords we can put them together and create some music!

Verse 1 &2

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Here's what it should sound like when played slowly:

A - A7 - Dmaj7 |

C#m7(b5) |

Dmajor |

Repeat this pattern several times until you feel comfortable switching between the two chords. Then try adding in a little bit of flair by throwing some chromaticism into your playing!

Bridge

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Now that we've covered most of the verse, let's move onto the bridge section which features an interesting change-up from our normal chord progression.

To play this part correctly you'll need to know how to use minor pentatonic scales and possibly even modal interchange techniques depending on your skill level.

The notes for a D major pentatomatic scale are as follows:

D, F#, A#

So when it comes time to solo over the bridge section try using these notes in combination with some chromaticism like this:

x0 03 |

x12 x7 |

That's all folks! I hope you enjoyed learning how to play 'Animals' by Maroon 5 on your piano or keyboard. Remember practice makes perfect so keep practicing and soon enough you'll be able to shred out this sick tune in no time.

Also don't forget to give credit where due - big thanks go out to Mint Music for their awesome video tutorial that inspired me to write up these detailed instructions!

Maroon 5 animals piano notes