How to play Anytime At All on piano

Learn Anytime At All in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: Bm – D – A – Bm
Anytime At All sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmviDIAVBmvi
- BmB · D · F#
- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
14 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Double-skip footsteps
Steady steps with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 397 songs of the library.
Double-skip footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: the chords, held
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 110 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: G – A7 – D
The last chords are IV – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GA7D
- GG · B · D
- A7A · C# · E · G

What chords are in Anytime At All?

The loop is Bm – D – A – Bm (vi – I – V – vi) in D major, and the song ends on G – A7 – D.

What key is Anytime At All in?

D major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Anytime At All?

Double-skip footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Anytime At All 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.