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How to play Angel on piano
By Tokio Myers
- Bb minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2015
- Medium
Learn Angel in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ab – Ebm – Gb – Bb
Angel sits in Bb minor: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Ebm is Eb, Gb and Bb; Gb is Gb, Bb and Db; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbVIIEbmivGbVIBbI- AbAb · C · Eb
- EbmEb · Gb · Bb
- GbGb · Bb · Db
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Double island pulse
The island rhythm squeezed in twice per bar: quick and dancy. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3 · 3a · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 122 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Wake-and-run chords
One long chord, then three quick ones running into the next bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: Gb – Ab – Bbm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GbAbBbm- BbmBb · Db · F
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Questions about Angel
What chords are in Angel?
The loop is Ab – Ebm – Gb – Bb (bVII – iv – bVI – I) in Bb minor, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Bbm.
What key is Angel in?
Bb minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Angel?
Double island pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3 · 3a · 4&, a medium 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 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.