Gale's Theme (Main Title) Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Gale's Theme (Main Title) in 5 steps

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

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Chords: F – Dm – Gm – C
Gale's Theme (Main Title) sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Dm is D, F and A; Gm is G, Bb and D; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIDmviGmiiCV
- FF · A · C
- DmD · F · A
- GmG · Bb · D
- CC · E · G
35 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Ocean swell
Eight notes rise high and fall back down: one big ocean swell per bar. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12-10-8-5 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 80 songs of the library.
Ocean swellOpen arpeggio · Film scoreLeft handMedium
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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.
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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: F – C – F
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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What chords are in Gale's Theme (Main Title)?

The loop is F – Dm – Gm – C (I – vi – ii – V) in F major, and the song ends on F – C – F.

What key is Gale's Theme (Main Title) in?

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

What does the left hand play in Gale's Theme (Main Title)?

Ocean swell: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12-10-8-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Gale's Theme (Main Title) 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.