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How to play I Could Never Say Goodbye on piano

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Learn I Could Never Say Goodbye in 5 steps

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

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Chords: G – A – D – Bm
How it goes
I Could Never Say Goodbye sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; A is A, C# and E; D is D, F# and A; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIVAVDIBmvi
- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
- BmB · D · F#
29 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Stair steps
How it goes
Three notes climb up the chord in the island rhythm. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 438 songs of the library.
Stair stepsBroken chord · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Heartbeat chords
How it goes
Long, short, long: chords on the pop heartbeat, then a rest. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Heartbeat chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 56 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: 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

What chords are in I Could Never Say Goodbye?

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

What key is I Could Never Say Goodbye in?

D major, at about 56 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Could Never Say Goodbye?

Stair steps: broken chord 1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Could Never Say Goodbye 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.