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How to play Cherish The Moment on piano
Written by Jamie Houston & Greg Curtis
- D major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I–V–bVII–IV loop
- 2004
- Medium
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Learn Cherish The Moment in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – A – C – G
How it goes
Cherish The Moment sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E; C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIAVCbVIIGIV- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Push and land
How it goes
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 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
Ending: C – G – D
How it goes
The last chords are bVII – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CGD
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Questions about Cherish The Moment
What chords are in Cherish The Moment?
The loop is D – A – C – G (I – V – bVII – IV) in D major, and the song ends on C – G – D.
What key is Cherish The Moment in?
D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Cherish The Moment?
Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Cherish The Moment 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.