The mega-popular first single of this alternative teenage hit machine has truly left it’s mark in all of the western world’s musical memory, putting Lorde firmly on the charts.

Although Royals’ has also been requested quite a few times, since the song is mainly vocal-oriented -and y’all know it’s quite lame to copy vocal lines on a piano-, I decided to go for this super-nice example of using a few easy triads and inversions from the slightly more advanced key of F#, play ‘em on a cool synthesizer (piano works perfectly fine too, as you’ll hear) in super-easy pattern and shine-follow-up: her second hit ‘Team’.

This one is really suited for all of you that are just stepping out of the comfort-zone keys with mainly white keys and are ready to start exploring some black-key-containing triads.

I also show some basic techniques (course followers will recognize exactly what I’m talking about) for filling-up your piano part to create a more heavy feel for the chorus part.

All in all, actually quite ease stuff and thus a short and sweet tutorial.

Have fun!

Cheers, Coen.