Piano chords · Bossa beach
How to play Angel Of The Morning on piano
Written by Chip Taylor
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- I–IV–V–IV loop
- 1967
- Medium
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Learn Angel Of The Morning in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Bb – Eb – F – Eb
How it goes
Angel Of The Morning sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIEbIVFVEbIV- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
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Left hand: Bossa sway
How it goes
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Rising bubbles
How it goes
Three notes float up again and again, each time starting just off the beat. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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.
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Ending: Eb – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb
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Questions about Angel Of The Morning
What chords are in Angel Of The Morning?
The loop is Bb – Eb – F – Eb (I – IV – V – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Angel Of The Morning in?
Bb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Angel Of The Morning?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Angel Of The Morning 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.