Piano chords · Dreamy ballad

How to play Again on piano

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Learn Again in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Cm – Gm7 – Cm – F7 – Cm – Gm7 – Cm – F7
How it goes
Again sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Gm7 is G, Bb, D and F; F7 is F, A, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmiGm7v7CmiF7IV7CmiGm7v7CmiF7IV7
- CmC · Eb · G
- Gm7G · Bb · D · F
- F7F · A · C · Eb
90 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Double-tap drop
How it goes
The same note twice, long then short, then a drop to a lower note. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 336 songs of the library.
Double-tap dropBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Ticking clockRepeated-note pulse · RockRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 100 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.
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Ending: Ab – Bb – Cm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbCm
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F

What chords are in Again?

The loop is Cm – Gm7 – Cm – F7 – Cm – Gm7 – Cm – F7 (i – v7 – i – IV7 – i – v7 – i – IV7) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.

What key is Again in?

C minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Again?

Double-tap drop: broken chord 8-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Again easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Again?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.