Chords for Primetime - Kanye West x Jay-Z (Piano Lesson by Matt McCloskey)
Tempo:
142.25 bpm
Chords used:
G
B
D
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
So you're gonna want to think of this song as having three different instrumental parts that just kind of mix around one another.
We'll start with the easiest one.
The easiest one is gonna put you [F] with F and C in your right hand [Bb] and
then B flat down in your left hand.
[N] And the way this one's gonna work is just you're [Bb] gonna hit this chord and
then [Db] hit a D flat and then [Bb] go back to this.
[N] So this is kind of like the little
two or three second interlude in between like the piano lines or like the higher piano [Bbm] lines.
[F] It usually does it four times.
[Bbm] One, two, three, [Bb] four.
[N] So that's the first part that you need to know or the easiest one we'll say.
From there, you're gonna want to learn
the part that goes together with [G] a G and
[E] then an E in the left hand.
And the notes [Bbm] for that are gonna be
B flat, [Bm] B, [Gbm] D flat, [B] B, D, [Db] [Bb]
E flat, [G] B,
[Gm] B flat,
[G] G, [Gb] G flat,
[E] E,
[B]
and then [E] B, D, E, E, [Gb] G flat.
Putting that [N] together with the same left hand, you should get something like this for your first
instrumental part.
[G]
[Em]
[G] [Em]
[G] [Em]
[G]
[Gb]
[G] And then the last instrumental part you're gonna need to know
it's gonna [Gb] go D [B] flat, B, B,
[Gbm] G flat, D flat, [B] B,
[G]
G, [Ebm] G [A] flat, [D] E, [G] D, G,
[E] E, [D] E, G flat, D.
[A] And the first time you start this riff instead of going [B] D flat, B, B,
[G] and
[Gb] G flat, [B] D flat, B, you're gonna go G flat, B, B,
G flat, G flat, B.
Just something to keep in mind.
[G] And then the left hand for that part is gonna [B] go B, A, B,
A, B, [A] A, [G] G, [B]
B.
And then
[N] it starts on a B, but then every other time that you do it, it [G] starts on a G and then quickly goes back [B] to a B.
So, putting those two parts together, you should get something like this for your last instrumental part.
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [B]
[D] [B]
[D] [G] [B]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [B]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [B]
[D] [Em] [D]
[G] [B]
[D] [Em] [D]
[G] [B] [D]
[B] [Bm] [Em] [D]
[G]
[N]
And that's all you need to know for Primetime by Jay Z and Kanye West.
[G] [Em]
[G]
[Em]
[E] [G]
[Em]
[E] [Fm]
[Bbm]
[B]
[Em] [D]
[G] [B]
[G] [Bm] [Em] [D]
[G] [B]
[Em] [D] [G] [D]
[G]
[Em] [E]
[G]
[Em] [E]
[Bbm]
[Bb]
[F]
[G] [F]
[G] [C]
[Am] [Em]
We'll start with the easiest one.
The easiest one is gonna put you [F] with F and C in your right hand [Bb] and
then B flat down in your left hand.
[N] And the way this one's gonna work is just you're [Bb] gonna hit this chord and
then [Db] hit a D flat and then [Bb] go back to this.
[N] So this is kind of like the little
two or three second interlude in between like the piano lines or like the higher piano [Bbm] lines.
[F] It usually does it four times.
[Bbm] One, two, three, [Bb] four.
[N] So that's the first part that you need to know or the easiest one we'll say.
From there, you're gonna want to learn
the part that goes together with [G] a G and
[E] then an E in the left hand.
And the notes [Bbm] for that are gonna be
B flat, [Bm] B, [Gbm] D flat, [B] B, D, [Db] [Bb]
E flat, [G] B,
[Gm] B flat,
[G] G, [Gb] G flat,
[E] E,
[B]
and then [E] B, D, E, E, [Gb] G flat.
Putting that [N] together with the same left hand, you should get something like this for your first
instrumental part.
[G]
[Em]
[G] [Em]
[G] [Em]
[G]
[Gb]
[G] And then the last instrumental part you're gonna need to know
it's gonna [Gb] go D [B] flat, B, B,
[Gbm] G flat, D flat, [B] B,
[G]
G, [Ebm] G [A] flat, [D] E, [G] D, G,
[E] E, [D] E, G flat, D.
[A] And the first time you start this riff instead of going [B] D flat, B, B,
[G] and
[Gb] G flat, [B] D flat, B, you're gonna go G flat, B, B,
G flat, G flat, B.
Just something to keep in mind.
[G] And then the left hand for that part is gonna [B] go B, A, B,
A, B, [A] A, [G] G, [B]
B.
And then
[N] it starts on a B, but then every other time that you do it, it [G] starts on a G and then quickly goes back [B] to a B.
So, putting those two parts together, you should get something like this for your last instrumental part.
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [B]
[D] [B]
[D] [G] [B]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [B]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [B]
[D] [Em] [D]
[G] [B]
[D] [Em] [D]
[G] [B] [D]
[B] [Bm] [Em] [D]
[G]
[N]
And that's all you need to know for Primetime by Jay Z and Kanye West.
[G] [Em]
[G]
[Em]
[E] [G]
[Em]
[E] [Fm]
[Bbm]
[B]
[Em] [D]
[G] [B]
[G] [Bm] [Em] [D]
[G] [B]
[Em] [D] [G] [D]
[G]
[Em] [E]
[G]
[Em] [E]
[Bbm]
[Bb]
[F]
[G] [F]
[G] [C]
[Am] [Em]
Key:
G
B
D
Em
E
G
B
D
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ So you're gonna want to think of this song as having three different instrumental parts that just kind of mix around one another.
We'll start with the easiest one.
The easiest one is gonna put you [F] with F and C in your right hand [Bb] _ and
then B flat down in your left hand. _
[N] And the way this one's gonna work is just you're [Bb] gonna hit this chord _ and
then [Db] hit a D flat and then [Bb] go back to this.
_ _ [N] So this is kind of like the little
_ two or three second interlude in between like the piano lines or like the higher piano [Bbm] lines. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] It usually does it four times.
[Bbm] One, two, three, [Bb] four. _ _ _ _
[N] So that's the first part that you need to know or the easiest one we'll say.
From there, you're gonna want to learn
the part that goes together with [G] a G _ and _
[E] then an E in the left hand.
And the notes [Bbm] for that are gonna be
_ B flat, [Bm] B, _ [Gbm] D flat, [B] B, D, [Db] _ _ [Bb]
E flat, _ _ [G] B,
_ _ [Gm] B flat, _
[G] G, [Gb] G flat, _
[E] _ E,
_ _ [B]
and then [E] B, D, E, E, [Gb] G flat. _ _ _ _
Putting that [N] together with the same left hand, you should get something like this for your first
instrumental part.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] And then the last instrumental part you're gonna need to know
it's gonna [Gb] go D [B] flat, B, B,
_ _ _ [Gbm] G flat, D flat, [B] B,
_ [G] _ _
G, [Ebm] G [A] flat, [D] E, [G] D, G, _
[E] _ E, [D] E, G flat, D.
_ _ [A] And the first time you start this riff instead of going [B] D flat, B, B,
_ [G] _ and _
[Gb] G flat, [B] D flat, B, you're gonna go G flat, B, B,
_ _ G flat, G flat, B.
_ Just something to keep in mind.
[G] And then the left hand for that part is gonna [B] go B, _ A, B,
_ A, B, _ [A] A, [G] G, [B]
B.
_ _ And then _
[N] it starts on a B, but then every other time that you do it, it [G] starts on a G and then quickly goes back [B] to a B. _ _
_ _ So, putting those two parts together, you should get something like this for your last instrumental part. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _
[B] _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N]
And that's all you need to know for Primetime by Jay Z and Kanye West.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Fm] _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ So you're gonna want to think of this song as having three different instrumental parts that just kind of mix around one another.
We'll start with the easiest one.
The easiest one is gonna put you [F] with F and C in your right hand [Bb] _ and
then B flat down in your left hand. _
[N] And the way this one's gonna work is just you're [Bb] gonna hit this chord _ and
then [Db] hit a D flat and then [Bb] go back to this.
_ _ [N] So this is kind of like the little
_ two or three second interlude in between like the piano lines or like the higher piano [Bbm] lines. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] It usually does it four times.
[Bbm] One, two, three, [Bb] four. _ _ _ _
[N] So that's the first part that you need to know or the easiest one we'll say.
From there, you're gonna want to learn
the part that goes together with [G] a G _ and _
[E] then an E in the left hand.
And the notes [Bbm] for that are gonna be
_ B flat, [Bm] B, _ [Gbm] D flat, [B] B, D, [Db] _ _ [Bb]
E flat, _ _ [G] B,
_ _ [Gm] B flat, _
[G] G, [Gb] G flat, _
[E] _ E,
_ _ [B]
and then [E] B, D, E, E, [Gb] G flat. _ _ _ _
Putting that [N] together with the same left hand, you should get something like this for your first
instrumental part.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] And then the last instrumental part you're gonna need to know
it's gonna [Gb] go D [B] flat, B, B,
_ _ _ [Gbm] G flat, D flat, [B] B,
_ [G] _ _
G, [Ebm] G [A] flat, [D] E, [G] D, G, _
[E] _ E, [D] E, G flat, D.
_ _ [A] And the first time you start this riff instead of going [B] D flat, B, B,
_ [G] _ and _
[Gb] G flat, [B] D flat, B, you're gonna go G flat, B, B,
_ _ G flat, G flat, B.
_ Just something to keep in mind.
[G] And then the left hand for that part is gonna [B] go B, _ A, B,
_ A, B, _ [A] A, [G] G, [B]
B.
_ _ And then _
[N] it starts on a B, but then every other time that you do it, it [G] starts on a G and then quickly goes back [B] to a B. _ _
_ _ So, putting those two parts together, you should get something like this for your last instrumental part. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _
[B] _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N]
And that's all you need to know for Primetime by Jay Z and Kanye West.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Fm] _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _