A Fact Can Be A Beautiful Thing Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn A Fact Can Be A Beautiful Thing in 5 steps

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

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Chords: D – G – A – D
How it goes
A Fact Can Be A Beautiful Thing sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; G is G, B and D; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIGIVAVDI
- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
215 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Stride jumps
How it goes
Deep bass, then a chord in the middle: the left hand leaps. Musicians call it stride (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in 961 songs of the library.
Stride jumpsStride & boom-chick · StrideLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 115 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: D – G – D
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DGD

What chords are in A Fact Can Be A Beautiful Thing?

The loop is D – G – A – D (I – IV – V – I) in D major, and the song ends on D – G – D.

What key is A Fact Can Be A Beautiful Thing in?

D major, at about 115 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in A Fact Can Be A Beautiful Thing?

Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is A Fact Can Be A Beautiful Thing easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.