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How to play Ah-Ha on piano

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Learn Ah-Ha in 5 steps

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

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Chords: G#m – D#m – G#m – D#m
Ah-Ha sits in D# minor: D# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G#m is G#, B and D#; D#m is D#, F# and A#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
G#mivD#miG#mivD#mi
- G#mG# · B · D#
- D#mD# · F# · A#
21 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Marching giant
Thick three-note chords on every beat, rocking between two shapes. Musicians call it lh triads (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Marching giantLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handEasy
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.
Pumping chordsPumping 8ths · RockRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 160 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.
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Ending: B – C# – D#m
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BC#D#m
- BB · D# · F#
- C#C# · E# · G#

What chords are in Ah-Ha?

The loop is G#m – D#m – G#m – D#m (iv – i – iv – i) in D# minor, and the song ends on B – C# – D#m.

What key is Ah-Ha in?

D# minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Ah-Ha?

Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Ah-Ha 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.