Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Five Minutes More on piano
Written by Jule Styne
- C major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 1946
- Medium
Learn Five Minutes More in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G7 – C – E7 – F
Five Minutes More sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G7 is G, B, D and F; C is C, E and G; E7 is E, G#, B and D; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
G7V7CIE7III7FIV- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
- E7E · G# · B · D
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Soft chords
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
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.
- 5
Ending: Dm – G7 – C
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DmG7C- DmD · F · A
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Questions about Five Minutes More
What chords are in Five Minutes More?
The loop is G7 – C – E7 – F (V7 – I – III7 – IV) in C major, and the song ends on Dm – G7 – C.
What key is Five Minutes More in?
C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Five Minutes More?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Five Minutes More 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.