How to play Diamonds On The Water on piano

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Learn Diamonds On The Water in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: A – D – F#m – E
How it goes
Diamonds On The Water sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; D is D, F# and A; F#m is F#, A and C#; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIDIVF#mviEV
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
- F#mF# · A · C#
- EE · G# · B
67 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Jukebox leaps
How it goes
Bass, chord, bass, chord in a slow, swaying 1950s groove. Musicians call it stride (12/8) (stride & boom-chick), a medium pattern heard in 22 songs of the library.
Jukebox leapsStride & boom-chick · 50s doo-wopLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
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 99 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.
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Ending: D – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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What chords are in Diamonds On The Water?

The loop is A – D – F#m – E (I – IV – vi – V) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is Diamonds On The Water in?

A major, at about 99 beats a minute in 12/8.

What does the left hand play in Diamonds On The Water?

Jukebox leaps: stride (12/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Diamonds On The Water 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.