Piano chords · Dreamy ballad

How to play Longing on piano

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Learn Longing in 5 steps

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

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Chords: A – B – C#m – A
Longing sits in C# minor: C# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; B is B, D# and F#; C#m is C#, E and G#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AVIBVIIC#miAVI
- AA · C# · E
- BB · D# · F#
- C#mC# · E · G#
26 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Shimmering waves
A low root, then two notes rocking fast like light on water. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 58 songs of the library.
Shimmering wavesOpen arpeggio · BalladLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 80 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: A – B – C#m
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABC#m

What chords are in Longing?

The loop is A – B – C#m – A (bVI – bVII – i – bVI) in C# minor, and the song ends on A – B – C#m.

What key is Longing in?

C# minor, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Longing?

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

Is Longing 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.