Piano chords · Dreamy ballad

How to play Hair on piano

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Learn Hair in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Cm – Ab – Cm – Eb – Bb7 – Eb7 – Ab – Bb7
Hair sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmviAbIVCmviEbIBb7V7Eb7I7AbIVBb7V7
- CmC · Eb · G
- AbAb · C · Eb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
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Left hand: Knocking drop
Three pushes on the same note, then a drop on beat 4. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8-8-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 210 songs of the library.
Knocking dropBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Late-hop chords
Steady chords with one quick extra hop after beat 3. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Late-hop chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 90 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 – Bb7 – Eb
The last chords are IV – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBb7Eb

What chords are in Hair?

The loop is Cm – Ab – Cm – Eb – Bb7 – Eb7 – Ab – Bb7 (vi – IV – vi – I – V7 – I7 – IV – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb7 – Eb.

What key is Hair in?

Eb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Hair?

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

Is Hair easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Hair?

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

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.