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How to play Don't Forget To Dance (from Pretty Woman: The Musical) on piano

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Learn Don't Forget To Dance (from Pretty Woman: The Musical) in 5 steps

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

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Chords: C – F – Bb7 – C
How it goes
Don't Forget To Dance (from Pretty Woman: The Musical) sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; F is F, A and C; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIFIVBb7bVII7CI
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
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Left hand: Little steps
How it goes
Up the chord and back, one step at a time. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5-3 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 304 songs of the library.
Little stepsBroken chord · ClassicalLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Catch-up chords
How it goes
Two chords, a late one after beat 3, then a dash to catch up. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Catch-up chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 160 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: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC
- GG · B · D

What chords are in Don't Forget To Dance (from Pretty Woman: The Musical)?

The loop is C – F – Bb7 – C (I – IV – bVII7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Don't Forget To Dance (from Pretty Woman: The Musical) in?

C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Don't Forget To Dance (from Pretty Woman: The Musical)?

Little steps: broken chord 1-3-5-3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Don't Forget To Dance (from Pretty Woman: The Musical) 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.