Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Kiss Me on piano
By Ed Sheeran
- D major
- 4/4
- 76 BPM
- 2011
- Medium
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Learn Kiss Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – Bm7 – Bm – Bm7 – G – D
How it goes
Kiss Me sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 6 chords: D is D, F# and A; Bm7 is B, D, F# and A; Bm is B, D and F#; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIBm7vi7BmviBm7vi7GIVDI- DD · F# · A
- Bm7B · D · F# · A
- BmB · D · F#
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: River roll
How it goes
Flows up five notes with a little step near the top, like a river. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-9-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 242 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Springy chords
How it goes
A quick double skip at the start, then steady chords to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 76 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.
- 5
Ending: Bm – G – D
How it goes
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BmGD
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Questions about Kiss Me
What chords are in Kiss Me?
The loop is D – Bm7 – Bm – Bm7 – G – D (I – vi7 – vi – vi7 – IV – I) in D major, and the song ends on Bm – G – D.
What key is Kiss Me in?
D major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Kiss Me?
River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-8-9-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Kiss Me easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Kiss Me?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.