Beauty And The Beast Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Beauty And The Beast in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Dm – Bb – C – Dm
How it goes
Beauty And The Beast sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; Bb is Bb, D and F; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmviBbIVCVDmvi
- DmD · F · A
- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
39 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Lilting climb
How it goes
Three notes climbing in a long-short swing, then a pause to ring. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8 (6/8) (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 120 songs of the library.
Lilting climbBroken chord · LullabyLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Rowing-boat chords
How it goes
Six even chords per bar, rolling along like oars on water. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Rowing-boat chordsSyncopated chords · LullabyRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 101 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: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF
- FF · A · C

What chords are in Beauty And The Beast?

The loop is Dm – Bb – C – Dm (vi – IV – V – vi) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Beauty And The Beast in?

F major, at about 101 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in Beauty And The Beast?

Lilting climb: broken chord 1-5-8 (6/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Beauty And The Beast 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.