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How to play Evermore on piano
By Josh Groban
- A major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2017
- Medium
Learn Evermore in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – D – C#7 – F#m
Evermore sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; D is D, F# and A; C#7 is C#, E#, G# and B; F#m is F#, A and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIDIVC#7III7F#mvi- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
- C#7C# · E# · G# · B
- F#mF# · A · C#
- 2
Left hand: Bouncing Alberti
Low, high, middle, high on each beat: a bouncy, cheerful bass. Musicians call it alberti bass 1-8-5-8 (alberti bass), an easy pattern heard in 172 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Deep-breath chords
A breath on beat 1, then quick chords pumping to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 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: D – E – A
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- EE · G# · B
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Questions about Evermore
What chords are in Evermore?
The loop is A – D – C#7 – F#m (I – IV – III7 – vi) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Evermore in?
A major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Evermore?
Bouncing Alberti: alberti bass 1-8-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Evermore 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.