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How to play Dancing With A Stranger on piano
By Sam Smith & Normani
- F minor
- 4/4
- 104 BPM
- 2018
- Easy
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Learn Dancing With A Stranger in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Fm – Absus4 – Db – Eb
How it goes
Dancing With A Stranger sits in F minor: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Absus4 is Ab, Db and Eb; Db is Db, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmiAbsus4IIIsus4DbVIEbVII- FmF · Ab · C
- Absus4Ab · Db · Eb
- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Walking roots
How it goes
One low note on every beat, steady as walking feet. Musicians call it root bass · quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Swing push
How it goes
Three chords tumble out early with a swing, then the bar breathes. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 104 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: Db – Eb – Fm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbFm
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Questions about Dancing With A Stranger
What chords are in Dancing With A Stranger?
The loop is Fm – Absus4 – Db – Eb (i – bIIIsus – bVI – bVII5) in F minor, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Fm.
What key is Dancing With A Stranger in?
F minor, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Dancing With A Stranger?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Dancing With A Stranger 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.