Don’t Forget To Dance Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Don’t Forget To Dance in 5 steps

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

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Chords: E – A – E – A
Don’t Forget To Dance sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
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- EE · G# · B
- AA · C# · E
80 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Hopping heartbeat
Quick hops into the middle of the bar, then a rest on beat 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1& · 2& · 3 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 143 songs of the library.
Hopping heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Heartbeat chords
Long, short, long: chords on the pop heartbeat, then a rest. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Heartbeat chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 100 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.
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Ending: D – E – A
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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- DD · F# · A

What chords are in Don’t Forget To Dance?

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

What key is Don’t Forget To Dance in?

A major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Don’t Forget To Dance?

Hopping heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2& · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Don’t Forget To Dance 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.