Heaven Is Ten Zillion Light Years Away Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Heaven Is Ten Zillion Light Years Away 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 – F – Dm
How it goes
Heaven Is Ten Zillion Light Years Away 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. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIDmviFIDmvi
- FF · A · C
- DmD · F · A
135 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Bossa sway
How it goes
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Bossa swayRoot bass rhythm · Bossa novaLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Hopscotch chords
How it goes
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hopscotch chordsBlock chords · StrideRight handEasy
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Both hands at 100 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: F – Dm – F
How it goes
The last chords are I – vi – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FDmF

What chords are in Heaven Is Ten Zillion Light Years Away?

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

What key is Heaven Is Ten Zillion Light Years Away in?

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

What does the left hand play in Heaven Is Ten Zillion Light Years Away?

Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Heaven Is Ten Zillion Light Years Away 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.