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How to play Howling At The Moon on piano

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Learn Howling At The Moon in 5 steps

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

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Chords: F – Am – C – G
Howling At The Moon sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Am is A, C and E; C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIVAmviCIGV
- FF · A · C
- AmA · C · E
- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
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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: Sleep-in chords
Quiet for half the bar, then three chords wake up near the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Sleep-in chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 130 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: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC

What chords are in Howling At The Moon?

The loop is F – Am – C – G (IV – vi – I – V) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Howling At The Moon in?

C major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Howling At The Moon?

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 Howling At The Moon 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.