Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening on piano
- F major
- 4/4
- 135 BPM
- 1943
- Medium
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Learn A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – Gm – C7 – Am
How it goes
A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Gm is G, Bb and D; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIVGmiiC7V7Amiii- BbBb · D · F
- GmG · Bb · D
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Rolling waves
How it goes
Rolls up to the high third and back down, like a wave on the shore. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 545 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Heartbeat chords
How it goes
Long, short, long: chords on the pop heartbeat, then a rest. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 135 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: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
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Questions about A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening
What chords are in A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening?
The loop is Bb – Gm – C7 – Am (IV – ii – V7 – iii) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening in?
F major, at about 135 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.