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How to play Dancing With Our Hands Tied on piano
By Taylor Swift
- C minor
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 2017
- Easy
Learn Dancing With Our Hands Tied in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Fm – Cm – Ab – Bb
Dancing With Our Hands Tied sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Cm is C, Eb and G; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmivCmiAbVIBbVII- FmF · Ab · C
- CmC · Eb · G
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Drowsy heartbeat
Two slow notes, then a late one that slips in before the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 889 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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: Ab – Bb – Cm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbCm
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Questions about Dancing With Our Hands Tied
What chords are in Dancing With Our Hands Tied?
The loop is Fm – Cm – Ab – Bb (iv – i – bVI – bVII) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is Dancing With Our Hands Tied in?
C minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Dancing With Our Hands Tied?
Drowsy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Dancing With Our Hands Tied 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.