Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play A Night To Remember on piano
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- A major
- 4/4
- 135 BPM
- Medium
Learn A Night To Remember in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – E – G – A
A Night To Remember sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; E is E, G# and B; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIEVGbVIIAI- AA · C# · E
- EE · G# · B
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Eager heartbeat
Jumps in early on the “and” before beat 3, like it can’t wait. Musicians call it root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 403 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 135 BPM
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 – E – A
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- DD · F# · A
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Questions about A Night To Remember
What chords are in A Night To Remember?
The loop is A – E – G – A (I5 – V5 – bVII5 – I5) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is A Night To Remember in?
A major, at about 135 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A Night To Remember?
Eager heartbeat: root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Night To Remember 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.