Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play It Had Better Be Tonight on piano
- D minor
- 2/2
- 140 BPM
- Easy
Learn It Had Better Be Tonight in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C#dim – Dm – Edim – Dm
It Had Better Be Tonight sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C#dim is C#, E and G; Dm is D, F and A; Edim is E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C#dimvii°DmiEdimii°Dmi- C#dimC# · E · G
- DmD · F · A
- EdimE · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Little-hill climb
Up the chord three steps, then a jump back to the starting note. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5-1 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 159 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Eager chords
Jumps in early before beat 3, like the chords can’t wait. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 140 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: Bb – C – Dm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCDm- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
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Questions about It Had Better Be Tonight
What chords are in It Had Better Be Tonight?
The loop is C#dim – Dm – Edim – Dm (viio – i – iio – i) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is It Had Better Be Tonight in?
D minor, at about 140 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in It Had Better Be Tonight?
Little-hill climb: broken chord 1-3-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is It Had Better Be Tonight 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.