Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Hills And Valleys on piano
By Tauren Wells
- D major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 2016
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Hills And Valleys in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – Asus4 – Gsus4 – D
How it goes
Hills And Valleys sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; Asus4 is A, D and E; Gsus4 is G, C and D; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmviAsus4Vsus4Gsus4IVsus4DI- BmB · D · F#
- Asus4A · D · E
- Gsus4G · C · D
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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.
- 5
Ending: G – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Hills And Valleys
What chords are in Hills And Valleys?
The loop is Bm – Asus4 – Gsus4 – D (vi – Vsus – IVsus – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Hills And Valleys in?
D major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Hills And Valleys?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Hills And Valleys 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.