Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Moment To Moment on piano
- C major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1965
- Medium
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Learn Moment To Moment in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gsus4 – G7 – Em – A7
How it goes
Moment To Moment sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gsus4 is G, C and D; G7 is G, B, D and F; Em is E, G and B; A7 is A, C#, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Gsus4Vsus4G7V7EmiiiA7VI7- Gsus4G · C · D
- G7G · B · D · F
- EmE · G · B
- A7A · C# · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Rolling waves
How it goes
Rolls up to the high third and back down, like a wave on the shore. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 545 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
How it goes
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. 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: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
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Questions about Moment To Moment
What chords are in Moment To Moment?
The loop is Gsus4 – G7 – Em – A7 (Vsus – V7 – iii – VI7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Moment To Moment in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Moment To Moment?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Moment To Moment 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 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.