Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play I Drove All Night on piano
By Celine Dion
- C major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1989
- Medium
Learn I Drove All Night in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Em – F – C – Am
I Drove All Night sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmiiiFIVCIAmvi- EmE · G · B
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Double island chords
The island rhythm squeezed in twice per bar: quick and dancy. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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
Ending: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- GG · B · D
Play next
Questions about I Drove All Night
What chords are in I Drove All Night?
The loop is Em – F – C – Am (iii – IV – I – vi) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is I Drove All Night in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Drove All Night?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Drove All Night 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.