Piano chords · Waltz garden
How to play February Song on piano
By Josh Groban
- Ab major
- 3/4
- 144 BPM
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn February Song in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Bbm – Ebsus4 – Eb
How it goes
February Song sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Ebsus4 is Eb, Ab and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbVBbmiiEbsus4Vsus4EbV- EbEb · G · Bb
- BbmBb · Db · F
- Ebsus4Eb · Ab · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Waltz climb
How it goes
Three notes up the chord, one per beat: a gentle waltz climb. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5 (3/4) (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 248 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Twirling waltz chords
How it goes
Chord, then a quick twirl of chords into beat 3. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 144 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: Db – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- DbDb · F · Ab
- AbAb · C · Eb
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Questions about February Song
What chords are in February Song?
The loop is Eb – Bbm – Ebsus4 – Eb (V – ii – Vsus – V) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is February Song in?
Ab major, at about 144 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in February Song?
Waltz climb: broken chord 1-3-5 (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is February Song 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.