Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Diamond In The Rough on piano
Written by Alan Menken
- D minor
- 4/4
- 134 BPM
- 2014
- Medium
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Learn Diamond In The Rough in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gm – Eb – Edim – Eb
How it goes
Diamond In The Rough sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Edim is E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmivEbbIIEdimii°EbbII- GmG · Bb · D
- EbEb · G · Bb
- EdimE · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Rolling waves
How it goes
Rolls up to the high third and back down, like a wave on the shore. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 545 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Double-skip chords
How it goes
Steady chords with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 134 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: Bb – C – Dm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCDm- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- DmD · F · A
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Questions about Diamond In The Rough
What chords are in Diamond In The Rough?
The loop is Gm – Eb – Edim – Eb (iv – bII – iio – bII) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Diamond In The Rough in?
D minor, at about 134 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Diamond In The Rough?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Diamond In The Rough 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.