Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Angel on piano
Written by Rodney Jerkins, Richard Butler & others
- B minor
- 4/4
- 68 BPM
- 2007
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Angel in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – A – Bm – G – D – F#7 – Bm – G
How it goes
Angel sits in B minor: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E; Bm is B, D and F#; G is G, B and D; F#7 is F#, A#, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIIIAVIIBmiGVIDIIIF#7V7BmiGVI- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- BmB · D · F#
- GG · B · D
- F#7F# · A# · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Slow-down chords
How it goes
Quick chords rush through the first half, then slow down to land on 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 68 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 – Bm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GABm
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Questions about Angel
What chords are in Angel?
The loop is D – A – Bm – G – D – F#7 – Bm – G (III – VII – i – VI – III – V7 – i – VI) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is Angel in?
B minor, at about 68 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Angel?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Angel easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Angel?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.