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How to play Miss You Nights on piano

By Cliff Richard

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Left hand Three-step climbThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn Miss You Nights in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: F – Dm – Bb – F

    Miss You Nights sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Dm is D, F and A; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    FIDmviBbIVFI
    • FF · A · C
    • DmD · F · A
    • BbBb · D · F
    121 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Three-step climb

    Root, fifth, octave, then let it ring. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: the chords, held

    In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 74 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. 5

    Ending: Csus4 – C – F

    The last chords are Vsus – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    Csus4CF
    • Csus4C · F · G
    • CC · E · G

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Questions about Miss You Nights

What chords are in Miss You Nights?

The loop is F – Dm – Bb – F (I – vi – IV – I) in F major, and the song ends on Csus4 – C – F.

What key is Miss You Nights in?

F major, at about 74 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Miss You Nights?

Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Miss You Nights 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.