Piano chords · Dreamy ballad

How to play Change Partners on piano

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Learn Change Partners in 5 steps

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

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Chords: F – Cm – F – Cm
Change Partners sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FICmvFICmv
- FF · A · C
- CmC · Eb · G
28 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Three-step climb
Root, fifth, octave, then let it ring. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Three-step climbBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Heartbeat chords
Long, short, long: chords on the pop heartbeat, then a rest. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Heartbeat chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 135 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 – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF
- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G

What chords are in Change Partners?

The loop is F – Cm – F – Cm (I – v – I – v) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Change Partners in?

F major, at about 135 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Change Partners?

Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Change Partners easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.