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How to play At The Hour Of Midnight on piano

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Left hand Pop heartbeatRight hand Clockwork chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn At The Hour Of Midnight in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: Em – Am – B7 – Em

    How it goes

    At The Hour Of Midnight sits in E minor: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; Am is A, C and E; B7 is B, D#, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    EmiAmivB7V7Emi
    • EmE · G · B
    • AmA · C · E
    • B7B · D# · F# · A
    24 songs go round the same chords
  2. 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.

    Pop heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
  3. 3

    Right hand: Clockwork chords

    How it goes

    Four quick, even chords per short bar, ticking like clockwork. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

    Clockwork chordsSyncopated chords · StrideRight handMedium
  4. 4

    Both hands at 100 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. 5

    Ending: C – D – Em

    How it goes

    The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    CDEm
    • CC · E · G
    • DD · F# · A

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Questions about At The Hour Of Midnight

What chords are in At The Hour Of Midnight?

The loop is Em – Am – B7 – Em (i – iv – V7 – i) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.

What key is At The Hour Of Midnight in?

E minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/4.

What does the left hand play in At The Hour Of Midnight?

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 At The Hour Of Midnight 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.