How to play Kisses Of Fire on piano

Learn Kisses Of Fire in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: Gm – C – Gm – C
How it goes
Kisses Of Fire sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmiiCVGmiiCV
- GmG · Bb · D
- CC · E · G
33 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Open sky
How it goes
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
Open skyOpen arpeggio · BalladLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Deep-breath chords
How it goes
A breath on beat 1, then quick chords pumping to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Deep-breath chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 88 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: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF
- BbBb · D · F
- FF · A · C

What chords are in Kisses Of Fire?

The loop is Gm – C – Gm – C (ii – V – ii – V) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Kisses Of Fire in?

F major, at about 88 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Kisses Of Fire?

Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Kisses Of Fire 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.