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How to play How Does A Moment Last Forever on piano

By Alan Menken

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Left hand Island seesawRight hand Soft chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn How Does A Moment Last Forever in 5 steps

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

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    Chords: Bb – F – Gm – Bb

    How Does A Moment Last Forever sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; F is F, A and C; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    BbIFVGmviBbI
    • BbBb · D · F
    • FF · A · C
    • GmG · Bb · D
    58 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Island seesaw

    Low, high, low in the three-three-two island rhythm. Musicians call it root–fifth 1-5-1 (root–fifth bass), an easy pattern heard in 723 songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Soft chords

    Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 112 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.

  5. 5

    Ending: Eb – F – Bb

    The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    EbFBb
    • EbEb · G · Bb

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Questions about How Does A Moment Last Forever

What chords are in How Does A Moment Last Forever?

The loop is Bb – F – Gm – Bb (I – V – vi – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is How Does A Moment Last Forever in?

Bb major, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in How Does A Moment Last Forever?

Island seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is How Does A Moment Last Forever 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.