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How to play All Through The Night on piano
Written by Jules Shear
- G major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- I–vi–IV–ii loop
- 1986
- Medium
Learn All Through The Night in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – Em – C – Am
All Through The Night sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Em is E, G and B; C is C, E and G; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIEmviCIVAmii- GG · B · D
- EmE · G · B
- CC · E · G
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Hurrying footsteps
Calm steps in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 642 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Double-clap chords
Quick double claps on beats 2 and 4, leaving beats 1 and 3 empty. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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: Am – D – G
The last chords are ii – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AmDG- DD · F# · A
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Questions about All Through The Night
What chords are in All Through The Night?
The loop is G – Em – C – Am (I – vi – IV – ii) in G major, and the song ends on Am – D – G.
What key is All Through The Night in?
G major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in All Through The Night?
Hurrying footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is All Through The Night 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.