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How to play Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall on piano

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Learn Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall in 5 steps

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

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Chords: G#m7 – F#m – D – E7 – D – E7 – F#m7
Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 7 chords: G#m7 is G#, B, D# and F#; F#m is F#, A and C#; D is D, F# and A; E7 is E, G#, B and D; F#m7 is F#, A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
G#m7vii7F#mviDIVE7V7DIVE7V7F#m7vi7
- G#m7G# · B · D# · F#
- F#mF# · A · C#
- DD · F# · A
- E7E · G# · B · D
- F#m7F# · A · C# · E
384 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Skipping-stone pulse
One strong note, then two bounces on the “ands”, like a stone on water. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 282 songs of the library.
Skipping-stone pulseRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 120 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.
DEA
- EE · G# · B
- AA · C# · E

What chords are in Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall?

The loop is G#m7 – F#m – D – E7 – D – E7 – F#m7 (vii7 – vi – IV – V7 – IV – V7 – vi7) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall in?

A major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall?

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

Is Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall?

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

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.