Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play (Looking for) The Heart Of Saturday Night on piano
By Tom Waits
- D major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn (Looking for) The Heart Of Saturday Night in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – A – D – A
How it goes
(Looking for) The Heart Of Saturday Night sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIAVDIAV- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Marching giant
How it goes
Thick three-note chords on every beat, rocking between two shapes. Musicians call it lh triads (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Lighthouse blink
How it goes
A note and the one above flash in turn, steady as a lighthouse. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: D – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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Questions about (Looking for) The Heart Of Saturday Night
What chords are in (Looking for) The Heart Of Saturday Night?
The loop is D – A – D – A (I – V5 – I – V5) in D major, and the song ends on D – A – D.
What key is (Looking for) The Heart Of Saturday Night in?
D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in (Looking for) The Heart Of Saturday Night?
Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is (Looking for) The Heart Of Saturday Night 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.