Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play Midnight on piano

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Learn Midnight in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Bb – Cb – A7 – Bb7
Midnight sits in Db major: Db is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Cb is Cb, Eb and Gb; A7 is A, C#, E and G; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbVICbbVIIA7bVI7Bb7VI7
- BbBb · D · F
- CbCb · Eb · Gb
- A7A · C# · E · G
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
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Left hand: Pop heartbeat
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Pop heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Springy chords
A quick double skip at the start, then steady chords to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Springy chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 70 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: Gb – Ab – Db
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GbAbDb
- GbGb · Bb · Db
- AbAb · C · Eb
- DbDb · F · Ab

What chords are in Midnight?

The loop is Bb – Cb – A7 – Bb7 (VI – bVII – bVI7 – VI7) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.

What key is Midnight in?

Db major, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Midnight?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Midnight easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

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