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How do you play breaking free on piano?

Here are the steps on how to play Breaking Free from High School Musical on the piano:

Verse 1:

Left Hand:

* Start with your left hand playing a simple C chord (C, E, G).

* Play the C chord through the first two lines (“Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling”) while your right hand plays the melody.

* Change to a G chord (G, B, D) for the third line (“With the wind below”).

Right Hand:

* For the first two lines, play the following notes: C, D, E, D#. C (x2)

* Play C, C, D, C (x2) while singing “With the wind below”.

Chorus:

Left Hand:

* Continue with a simple C chord

Right Hand:

* Play the C chord twice, then F (F, A, C) and back to C.

* Play D#, E, F, E, then go back to F.

* For the last line of the chorus, play the notes: C, D#, E, C, C (x2)

Verse 2:

Left Hand:

* Play a C chord for the first two lines.

* Change to a D minor chord (D, F, A) for the third line (“We’ll be the talk of the town”), and then back to C for the fourth line.

Right Hand:

* For the first line (“Go all out, take risks”) play the following notes: C, D, E (x2).

* For the second line (“This is our chance”), play the same melody twice.

* Play C, C, D, E, F, G, and then go back to C.

* For the fourth line, play C, D, E (x2)

Chorus:

Left Hand:

* Play a simple C chord

Right Hand:

* Repeat the same pattern as in the first chorus.

Bridge:

Left Hand:

* Start by playing a G chord, and then change to a C chord.

* Repeat the same pattern of chords (G, C) until the end of the bridge.

Right Hand:

* For the first line, play the following notes: G, A, G, F, E, D, C

* For the second line, play the following notes: C, D, E, F#, G, then back to G.

* Repeat the pattern of the first two lines for the rest of the bridge.

Chorus:

Left Hand:

* Continue playing the simple C chord pattern.

Right Hand:

* Repeat the same pattern as in the first chorus, but end on the note C instead of D.

Outro:

Left Hand:

* Play a G chord

Right Hand:

* Play G, F#, F, and then repeat G twice.

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