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How to play Even In The Shadows on piano
By Enya
- D major
- 4/4
- 96 BPM
- 2015
- Medium
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Learn Even In The Shadows in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – G – Bm – G
How it goes
Even In The Shadows sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; G is G, B and D; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIGIVBmviGIV- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
- BmB · D · F#
- 2
Left hand: Run-up footsteps
How it goes
Four steady steps plus a quick extra one that leads into the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 581 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 96 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: Bm – G – D
How it goes
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BmGD
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Questions about Even In The Shadows
What chords are in Even In The Shadows?
The loop is D – G – Bm – G (I – IV5 – vi – IV5) in D major, and the song ends on Bm – G – D.
What key is Even In The Shadows in?
D major, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Even In The Shadows?
Run-up footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Even In The Shadows 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.