Face To Face Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Face To Face in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Db – Ab – Db – Ab
Face To Face sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Db is Db, F and Ab; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbIVAbIDbIVAbI
- DbDb · F · Ab
- AbAb · C · Eb
384 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Gentle rocking
Root, fifth, octave, fifth: the gentle rocking under countless pop ballads. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 696 songs of the library.
Gentle rockingBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
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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.
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Ending: Ab – Eb – Ab
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbEbAb
- EbEb · G · Bb

What chords are in Face To Face?

The loop is Db – Ab – Db – Ab (IV – I – IV – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Ab – Eb – Ab.

What key is Face To Face in?

Ab major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Face To Face?

Gentle rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Face To Face easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.