Piano chords · Waltz garden
How to play Amity on piano
Written by Carly Simon & Sally Taylor
- D major
- 3/4
- 90 BPM
- 1999
- Easy
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Learn Amity in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – G – D – Csus4
How it goes
Amity sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; G is G, B and D; Csus4 is C, F and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIGIVDICsus4bVIIsus4- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
- Csus4C · F · G
- 2
Left hand: Waltz climb
How it goes
Three notes up the chord, one per beat: a gentle waltz climb. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5 (3/4) (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 248 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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: G – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Amity
What chords are in Amity?
The loop is D – G – D – Csus4 (I – IV – I – bVIIsus) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Amity in?
D major, at about 90 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Amity?
Waltz climb: broken chord 1-3-5 (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Amity easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.