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How to play Dancing With The Angels on piano
By Monk & Neagle
- D major
- 6/8
- 78 BPM
- Medium
Learn Dancing With The Angels in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A7 – D – Bm – D
Dancing With The Angels sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A7 is A, C#, E and G; D is D, F# and A; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
A7V7DIBmviDI- A7A · C# · E · G
- DD · F# · A
- BmB · D · F#
- 2
Left hand: Hammock rocking
Low, high, top, high in a long-short sway, like a swinging hammock. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8-5 (6/8) (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 34 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 78 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: G – A7 – D
The last chords are IV – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GA7D- GG · B · D
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Questions about Dancing With The Angels
What chords are in Dancing With The Angels?
The loop is A7 – D – Bm – D (V7 – I – vi – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A7 – D.
What key is Dancing With The Angels in?
D major, at about 78 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Dancing With The Angels?
Hammock rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Dancing With The Angels 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.