Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play Alone Again Naturally on piano
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- A major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- Medium
Learn Alone Again Naturally in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C#m – F#7 – Bm – A
Alone Again Naturally sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C#m is C#, E and G#; F#7 is F#, A#, C# and E; Bm is B, D and F#; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C#miiiF#7VI7BmiiAI- C#mC# · E · G#
- F#7F# · A# · C# · E
- BmB · D · F#
- AA · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Velvet jazz
Two soft notes on each beat: the cozy colour of old jazz ballads. Musicians call it lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of 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 80 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: A – Asus4 – A
The last chords are I – Isus – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AAsus4A- Asus4A · D · E
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Questions about Alone Again Naturally
What chords are in Alone Again Naturally?
The loop is C#m – F#7 – Bm – A (iii – VI7 – ii – I) in A major, and the song ends on A – Asus4 – A.
What key is Alone Again Naturally in?
A major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Alone Again Naturally?
Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Alone Again Naturally 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.