Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play I Knew The Bride on piano
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- E major
- 4/4
- 146 BPM
- Medium
Learn I Knew The Bride in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: E – B – E – B
I Knew The Bride sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; B is B, D# and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EIBVEIBV- EE · G# · B
- BB · D# · F#
- 2
Left hand: Boogie climb
Each note played twice as the line climbs: a rocking boogie bass. Musicians call it broken chord 1-1-3-3-5-5-6-5 (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 25 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Clockwork chords
Four quick, even chords per short bar, ticking like clockwork. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 146 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: E – B – E
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EBE
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Questions about I Knew The Bride
What chords are in I Knew The Bride?
The loop is E – B – E – B (I5 – V5 – I5 – V5) in E major, and the song ends on E – B – E.
What key is I Knew The Bride in?
E major, at about 146 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Knew The Bride?
Boogie climb: broken chord 1-1-3-3-5-5-6-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Knew The Bride 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.