Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky) on piano
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1932
- Easy
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Learn How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky) 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 – Dm7 – Cm7 – Dm7 – Cm7 – Dm7 – Cm7 – Dm7
How it goes
How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky) sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: Cm7 is C, Eb, G and Bb; Dm7 is D, F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Cm7vi7Dm7vii7Cm7vi7Dm7vii7Cm7vi7Dm7vii7Cm7vi7Dm7vii7- Cm7C · Eb · G · Bb
- Dm7D · F · A · C
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Left hand: Three-step climb
How it goes
Root, fifth, octave, then let it ring. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
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Right hand: Push chords
How it goes
Two quick chords and a push just before beat 3, then space. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
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Both hands at 100 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.
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Ending: Eb – Ebsus4 – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – Isus – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbEbsus4Eb- EbEb · G · Bb
- Ebsus4Eb · Ab · Bb
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Questions about How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky)
What chords are in How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky)?
The loop is Cm7 – Dm7 – Cm7 – Dm7 – Cm7 – Dm7 – Cm7 – Dm7 (vi7 – vii7 – vi7 – vii7 – vi7 – vii7 – vi7 – vii7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ebsus4 – Eb.
What key is How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky) in?
Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky)?
Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky) easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky)?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the bass riff of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.