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How to play As If We Never Said Goodbye (from Sunset Boulevard) on piano

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Learn As If We Never Said Goodbye (from Sunset Boulevard) in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Gm7 – Gm7 – Eb – Gm – Gm7
As If We Never Said Goodbye (from Sunset Boulevard) sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 5 chords: Gm7 is G, Bb, D and F; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Gm7iii7Gm7iii7EbIGmiiiGm7iii7
- Gm7G · Bb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
- GmG · Bb · D
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Left hand: Oom-pah
A bass note, then three soft chords: oom, pah, pah, pah. Musicians call it bass + chords (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Oom-pahStride & boom-chick · StrideLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pumping chordsPumping 8ths · RockRight handMedium
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Both hands at 96 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.
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Ending: Bb – Ab – Eb
The last chords are V – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbAbEb
- BbBb · D · F
- AbAb · C · Eb

What chords are in As If We Never Said Goodbye (from Sunset Boulevard)?

The loop is Gm7 – Gm7 – Eb – Gm – Gm7 (iii7 – I – iii – iii7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Bb – Ab – Eb.

What key is As If We Never Said Goodbye (from Sunset Boulevard) in?

Eb major, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in As If We Never Said Goodbye (from Sunset Boulevard)?

Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is As If We Never Said Goodbye (from Sunset Boulevard) easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of As If We Never Said Goodbye (from Sunset Boulevard)?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 6 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.