High Flying, Adored Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn High Flying, Adored in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Cm7 – Cm – Cm7 – Cm – Ab – Gm – Fm – Cm7
High Flying, Adored sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: Cm7 is C, Eb, G and Bb; Cm is C, Eb and G; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Gm is G, Bb and D; Fm is F, Ab and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Cm7vi7CmviCm7vi7CmviAbIVGmiiiFmiiCm7vi7
- Cm7C · Eb · G · Bb
- CmC · Eb · G
- AbAb · C · Eb
- GmG · Bb · D
- FmF · Ab · C
17 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Pop heartbeat
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Pop heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Snowfall
Three notes from the top keep falling, soft and steady like snow. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
SnowfallFalling arpeggio · Film scoreRight handMedium
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Both hands at 100 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: Eb – Ab – Eb
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbAbEb
- EbEb · G · Bb

What chords are in High Flying, Adored?

The loop is Cm7 – Cm – Cm7 – Cm – Ab – Gm – Fm – Cm7 (vi7 – vi – vi7 – vi – IV – iii – ii – vi7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ab – Eb.

What key is High Flying, Adored in?

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

What does the left hand play in High Flying, Adored?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is High Flying, Adored easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of High Flying, Adored?

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