Piano chords · Dreamy ballad

How to play I Had A Farm In Africa (Main Title from Out Of Africa) on piano

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Learn I Had A Farm In Africa (Main Title from Out Of Africa) in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Dm – Bb – Dm – Am
How it goes
I Had A Farm In Africa (Main Title from Out Of Africa) sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; Bb is Bb, D and F; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmviBbIVDmviAmiii
- DmD · F · A
- BbBb · D · F
- AmA · C · E
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Left hand: Over-the-hill
How it goes
A jump up to the top, then down through the chord to home. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-3-1 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 204 songs of the library.
Over-the-hillBroken chord · BalladLeft 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 80 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: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C

What chords are in I Had A Farm In Africa (Main Title from Out Of Africa)?

The loop is Dm – Bb – Dm – Am (vi – IV – vi – iii) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is I Had A Farm In Africa (Main Title from Out Of Africa) in?

F major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Had A Farm In Africa (Main Title from Out Of Africa)?

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

Is I Had A Farm In Africa (Main Title from Out Of Africa) 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.