Piano chords · Dreamy ballad

How to play Let It Go on piano

By Idina Menzel

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Learn Let It Go in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Eb – Cm – Bbm – Db – Db – Eb7
Let It Go sits in F minor: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 6 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Cm is C, Eb and G; Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Db is Db, F and Ab; Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbVIICmvBbmivDbVIDbVIEb7VII7
- EbEb · G · Bb
- CmC · Eb · G
- BbmBb · Db · F
- DbDb · F · Ab
- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
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Left hand: Open sky
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: Pop stabs
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pop stabsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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.
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Ending: Db – Eb – Fm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbFm
- FmF · Ab · C

What chords are in Let It Go?

The loop is Eb – Cm – Bbm – Db – Db – Eb7 (VII – v – iv – VI – VII7 – VII) in F minor, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Fm.

What key is Let It Go in?

F minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Let It Go?

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

Is Let It Go 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 Let It Go?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 10 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.