Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Beyond The Blue Horizon on piano
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- Eb major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 1930
- Medium
Learn Beyond The Blue Horizon in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm – Bdim – Cm – Bdim
Beyond The Blue Horizon sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Bdim is B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmviBdimbvi°CmviBdimbvi°- CmC · Eb · G
- BdimB · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
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.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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: Eb – Ab – Eb
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbAbEb- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb
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Questions about Beyond The Blue Horizon
What chords are in Beyond The Blue Horizon?
The loop is Cm – Bdim – Cm – Bdim (vi – bvio – vi – bvio) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ab – Eb.
What key is Beyond The Blue Horizon in?
Eb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Beyond The Blue Horizon?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Beyond The Blue Horizon 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.