Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Kei's Song on piano
By David Benoit
- A major
- 4/4
- 145 BPM
- 1987
- Medium
Learn Kei's Song in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – F – Em – Dm
Kei's Song sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; F is F, A and C; Em is E, G and B; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIFbVIEmvDmiv- AA · C# · E
- FF · A · C
- EmE · G · B
- DmD · F · A
- 2
Left hand: Rolling waves
Rolls up to the high third and back down, like a wave on the shore. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 545 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pausing chords
Three steady chords, then beat 4 left empty to breathe. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 145 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: D – E – A
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
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Questions about Kei's Song
What chords are in Kei's Song?
The loop is A – F – Em – Dm (I – bVI – v – iv) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Kei's Song in?
A major, at about 145 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Kei's Song?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Kei's Song 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.