Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play I Don’t Want This Night To End on piano
By Luke Bryan
- C major
- 4/4
- 112 BPM
- V–IV–vi–V loop
- Medium
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Learn I Don’t Want This Night To End in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – F – Am – G
How it goes
I Don’t Want This Night To End sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; F is F, A and C; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GVFIVAmviGV- GG · B · D
- FF · A · C
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
How it goes
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 112 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.
- 5
Ending: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- CC · E · G
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Questions about I Don’t Want This Night To End
What chords are in I Don’t Want This Night To End?
The loop is G – F – Am – G (V – IV – vi – V) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is I Don’t Want This Night To End in?
C major, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Don’t Want This Night To End?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Don’t Want This Night To End easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.