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How to play Held Für Einen Tag on piano
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- C major
- 4/4
- 127 BPM
- 2014
- Medium
Learn Held Für Einen Tag in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Dm – Am – G – Dm
Held Für Einen Tag sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; Am is A, C and E; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmiiAmviGVDmii- DmD · F · A
- AmA · C · E
- GG · B · D
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Left hand: Racing heartbeat
One calm beat, then non-stop quick notes racing to the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 431 songs of the library.
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Right hand: Woodpecker taps
A chord, then a high note tapping again and again like a woodpecker. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
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Both hands at 127 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 – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
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Questions about Held Für Einen Tag
What chords are in Held Für Einen Tag?
The loop is Dm – Am – G – Dm (ii – vi – V – ii) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Held Für Einen Tag in?
C major, at about 127 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Held Für Einen Tag?
Racing heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Held Für Einen Tag 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.