Heaven Is A Lonely Place Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Heaven Is A Lonely Place in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Bb – C – Bb – C
How it goes
Heaven Is A Lonely Place sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbbVIICIBbbVIICI
- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
30 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Hopscotch steps
How it goes
Step, step, skip a beat, step: like hopping over a square. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 668 songs of the library.
Hopscotch stepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Freeze-tag chords
How it goes
Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Freeze-tag chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 160 BPM
How it goes
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: C – Bb – C
How it goes
The last chords are I – bVII – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CBbC

What chords are in Heaven Is A Lonely Place?

The loop is Bb – C – Bb – C (bVII – I – bVII – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – Bb – C.

What key is Heaven Is A Lonely Place in?

C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Heaven Is A Lonely Place?

Hopscotch steps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Heaven Is A Lonely Place 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.