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How to play Hiding on piano

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Learn Hiding in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Ab – Bb – Cm – Ab
Hiding sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbVIBbVIICmiAbVI
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- CmC · Eb · G
26 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Knock-knock footsteps
Step, then a quick knock-knock, a pause, and one last step. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 471 songs of the library.
Knock-knock footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Pausing chords
Three steady chords, then beat 4 left empty to breathe. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pausing chordsBlock chords · ClassicalRight handEasy
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Both hands at 145 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 – Bb – Cm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbCm

What chords are in Hiding?

The loop is Ab – Bb – Cm – Ab (bVI – bVII – i – bVI) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.

What key is Hiding in?

C minor, at about 145 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Hiding?

Knock-knock footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Hiding 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.

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