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How to play Hope Alone on piano

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Learn Hope Alone in 5 steps

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

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Chords: E – A – D – A
Hope Alone sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; A is A, C# and E; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
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- EE · G# · B
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
65 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Pausing footsteps
Three even steps, then a quiet beat to breathe. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Pausing footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Late-knock chords
One chord, a long wait, then a quick knock-knock at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Late-knock chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 80 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: Esus4 – E – A
The last chords are Vsus – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
Esus4EA
- Esus4E · A · B

What chords are in Hope Alone?

The loop is E – A – D – A (V – I – IV – I) in A major, and the song ends on Esus4 – E – A.

What key is Hope Alone in?

A major, at about 80 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Hope Alone?

Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Hope Alone 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.