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How to play Do You Want To Build A Snowman? on piano
By Kristen Bell
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2013
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Do You Want To Build A Snowman? in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gm – Bb7 – Ab – Cm – Cm7 – Bb – Fm – G
How it goes
Do You Want To Build A Snowman? sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Cm is C, Eb and G; Cm7 is C, Eb, G and Bb; Bb is Bb, D and F; Fm is F, Ab and C; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmiiiBb7V7AbIVCmviCm7vi7BbVFmiiGIII- GmG · Bb · D
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- AbAb · C · Eb
- CmC · Eb · G
- Cm7C · Eb · G · Bb
- BbBb · D · F
- FmF · Ab · C
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Island pulse
How it goes
Three, three, two: the island rhythm in so many pop hits. Musicians call it root bass · tresillo 3-3-2 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pausing chords
How it goes
Three steady chords, then beat 4 left empty to breathe. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Do You Want To Build A Snowman?
What chords are in Do You Want To Build A Snowman??
The loop is Gm – Bb7 – Ab – Cm – Cm7 – Bb – Fm – G (iii – V7 – IV – vi – vi7 – V – ii – III) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Do You Want To Build A Snowman? in?
Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Do You Want To Build A Snowman??
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Do You Want To Build A Snowman? easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Do You Want To Build A Snowman??
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.