Piano chords · Waltz garden
How to play Could I Have This Dance on piano
By Anne Murray
- A major
- 3/4
- 100 BPM
- V7–I–I7–IV loop
- 1980
- Easy
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Learn Could I Have This Dance in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: E7 – A – A7 – D
How it goes
Could I Have This Dance sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E7 is E, G#, B and D; A is A, C# and E; A7 is A, C#, E and G; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
E7V7AIA7I7DIV- E7E · G# · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- A7A · C# · E · G
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Waltz climb
How it goes
Three notes up the chord, one per beat: a gentle waltz climb. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5 (3/4) (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 248 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Waltz bells
How it goes
A single high note, then two chords: ding, dong, dong in three. 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: Bm – E7 – A
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BmE7A- BmB · D · F#
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Questions about Could I Have This Dance
What chords are in Could I Have This Dance?
The loop is E7 – A – A7 – D (V7 – I – I7 – IV) in A major, and the song ends on Bm – E7 – A.
What key is Could I Have This Dance in?
A major, at about 100 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Could I Have This Dance?
Waltz climb: broken chord 1-3-5 (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Could I Have This Dance 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.