How to play Matrimony on piano

Learn Matrimony in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: Cm – F7 – Cm – F7
How it goes
Matrimony sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; F7 is F, A, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmiiF7V7CmiiF7V7
- CmC · Eb · G
- F7F · A · C · Eb
136 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Power fifthsLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Dripping tap
How it goes
A soft chord, then the same note dripping steadily, drop by drop. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Dripping tapTwo-note ostinato · BalladRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 120 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
5
Ending: Eb – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F

What chords are in Matrimony?

The loop is Cm – F7 – Cm – F7 (ii – V7 – ii – V7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is Matrimony in?

Bb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Matrimony?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Matrimony easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.