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How to play Eine Kleine Nachtmusik ("Romance"), Second Movement on piano

By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  • C major
  • 2/2
  • 70 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Power fifthsThe right hand sings the tuneChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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Learn Eine Kleine Nachtmusik ("Romance"), Second Movement 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 – Dm – C – Dm7 – G – C

    How it goes

    Eine Kleine Nachtmusik ("Romance"), Second Movement sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 6 chords: C is C, E and G; Dm is D, F and A; Dm7 is D, F, A and C; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    CIDmiiCIDm7ii7GVCI
    • CC · E · G
    • DmD · F · A
    • Dm7D · F · A · C
    • GG · B · D
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    Left hand: Power fifths

    How it goes

    Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

  3. 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. 4

    Both hands at 70 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
    • FF · A · C

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Questions about Eine Kleine Nachtmusik ("Romance"), Second Movement

What chords are in Eine Kleine Nachtmusik ("Romance"), Second Movement?

The loop is C – Dm – C – Dm7 – G – C (I – ii – I – ii7 – V – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Eine Kleine Nachtmusik ("Romance"), Second Movement in?

C major, at about 70 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Eine Kleine Nachtmusik ("Romance"), Second Movement?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Eine Kleine Nachtmusik ("Romance"), Second Movement easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Eine Kleine Nachtmusik ("Romance"), Second Movement?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.