Piano chords · Bossa beach
How to play Morning Dew on piano
Written by Bonnie Dobson & Tim Rose
- D major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- I–bVII–IV–I loop
- 1967
- Medium
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Learn Morning Dew in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – C – G – D
How it goes
Morning Dew sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DICbVIIGIVDI- DD · F# · A
- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Bossa sway
How it goes
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Fairy lights
How it goes
A chord, then two bright notes blinking like fairy lights. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 92 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: D – C – D
How it goes
The last chords are I – bVII – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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Questions about Morning Dew
What chords are in Morning Dew?
The loop is D – C – G – D (I – bVII – IV – I) in D major, and the song ends on D – C – D.
What key is Morning Dew in?
D major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Morning Dew?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Morning Dew 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.