Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Empty Chairs At Empty Tables on piano
- C major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Medium
Learn Empty Chairs At Empty Tables in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am – C – Dm – E
Empty Chairs At Empty Tables sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; C is C, E and G; Dm is D, F and A; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmviCIDmiiEIII- AmA · C · E
- CC · E · G
- DmD · F · A
- EE · G# · B
- 2
Left hand: Dreamy wave
Rolls up through a soft extra note: a dreamy, open, modern sound. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-9-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 129 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
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 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.
- 5
Ending: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
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Questions about Empty Chairs At Empty Tables
What chords are in Empty Chairs At Empty Tables?
The loop is Am – C – Dm – E (vi – I – ii – III) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Empty Chairs At Empty Tables in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Empty Chairs At Empty Tables?
Dreamy wave: open arpeggio 1-5-9-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Empty Chairs At Empty Tables 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.