Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Last Night When We Were Young on piano
- G major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1937
- Medium
Learn Last Night When We Were Young in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – Am – Em – Bm
Last Night When We Were Young sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Am is A, C and E; Em is E, G and B; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIAmiiEmviBmiii- GG · B · D
- AmA · C · E
- EmE · G · B
- BmB · D · F#
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Wait-a-beat chords
Silence on beat 1, then chords on 2, 3 and 4, leaving room for the bass. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: Am – D7 – G
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AmD7G- D7D · F# · A · C
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Questions about Last Night When We Were Young
What chords are in Last Night When We Were Young?
The loop is G – Am – Em – Bm (I – ii – vi – iii) in G major, and the song ends on Am – D7 – G.
What key is Last Night When We Were Young in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Last Night When We Were Young?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Last Night When We Were Young 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.