Piano chords · Waltz garden
How to play In The Garden on piano
By C. Austin Miles
- Ab major
- 3/4
- 125 BPM
- V7–ii–V7–I loop
- 1991
- Medium
Learn In The Garden in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb7 – Bbm – Eb7 – Ab
In The Garden sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db; Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Eb7V7BbmiiEb7V7AbI- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
- BbmBb · Db · F
- AbAb · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Moon River roll
A wide, flowing roll in three, the Moon River feel. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 441 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Swaying waltz chords
Two waltz chords, then a late top note after beat 3 that leans forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 125 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: Ab – Gb – Ab
The last chords are I – bVII – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbGbAb- GbGb · Bb · Db
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Questions about In The Garden
What chords are in In The Garden?
The loop is Eb7 – Bbm – Eb7 – Ab (V7 – ii – V7 – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Ab – Gb – Ab.
What key is In The Garden in?
Ab major, at about 125 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in In The Garden?
Moon River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is In The Garden 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.