Sugar Song and Bitter Step - Kekkai Sensen ED [Piano]

Описание: Sheet music → https://mymusic.st/animenzzz/41484

There are many mixed opinions about Kekkai Sensen because of the unique storytelling, but if there is one thing we can all agree to, it's the awesome dancing animation during the ending credits. It wasn't long before the first parody videos of the dance choreography are being uploaded on Youtube and it was simply hilarious, seeing various characters dancing to the ending song.

In short, Sugar song and bitter step was THE best Anime meme song in 2015. And after rewatching Kekkai Sensen last week, I immediately remembered the ending animation again and decided Sugar song and Bitter step as my next piano project.

I did my best to make a good compromise between the drum rhythm and the guitar bass line and the result is a groovy left hand accompaniment in 00:24. I've listened to many piano covers of this song on YouTube but it looks like almost none of them has emphasized the "daaa-da-dam" rhythm 00:39 of the guitar, which I absolutely loved in the original song. I tried to include that rhythmic pattern in both the right hand and left hand, while still playing the main melody at the same time. Another part of the original song I really love is the small guitar interjection in 01:35. I liked that particular rhythm pattern so much, I repeated it again during the second chorus part in 02:03.

The bridge part of the original song is another interesting thing to arrange on the piano: Basically, the guitars were screaming at each other and the music is slowly descending into madness. I tried to recreate the same atmosphere on the piano starting at 02:32 with many chromatic notes in the right hand. This arrangement is also unique because I haven't used the usual three hand technique even once for the entire duration. I guess the rhythmical energy of the left hand is enough to carry the entire piece.

Sugar song and Bitter step is definitely one of the most fun piano pieces I have arranged for a while and I just can't get enough of its irresistible rhythmic energy, which always makes you want to dance along.

Well then, thank you for reading so far! I wonder if you have seen those parody videos of Sugar song and Bitter step on YouTube already. Which one did you like the most? (For me, it is definitely the one with Pokémon characters)
Until next week then!

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Piano arrangement by Animenz
Original Song: Sugar Song and Bitter Step / シュガーソングとビターステップ
Anime: Kekkai Sensen / Blood Blockade Battlefront / 血界戦線
Published by: TOY'S FACTORY (2015)
Composed by: Tomoya Tabuchi / 田淵 智也
Performed by: UNISON SQUARE GARDEN

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