Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Dance In The Dark on piano
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- F major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- V–IV–I–V loop
- Medium
Learn Dance In The Dark in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – Bb – F – C
Dance In The Dark sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Bb is Bb, D and F; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CVBbIVFICV- CC · E · G
- BbBb · D · F
- FF · A · C
- 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: Hurrying chords
Calm chords in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF
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Questions about Dance In The Dark
What chords are in Dance In The Dark?
The loop is C – Bb – F – C (V – IV – I – V) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Dance In The Dark in?
F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Dance In The Dark?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Dance In The Dark 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.