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How to play Let's Go Away For A While on piano
- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1966
- Medium
Learn Let's Go Away For A While in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – D – Eb – Ab7
Let's Go Away For A While sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; D is D, F# and A; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Ab7 is Ab, C, Eb and Gb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIDVIEbbVIIAb7bIII7- FF · A · C
- DD · F# · A
- EbEb · G · Bb
- Ab7Ab · C · Eb · Gb
- 2
Left hand: Push and land
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. 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: Bb – C7 – F
The last chords are IV – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbC7F- BbBb · D · F
- C7C · E · G · Bb
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Questions about Let's Go Away For A While
What chords are in Let's Go Away For A While?
The loop is F – D – Eb – Ab7 (I – VI – bVII – bIII7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C7 – F.
What key is Let's Go Away For A While in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Let's Go Away For A While?
Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Let's Go Away For A While 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.