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How to play Moondance on piano

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Learn Moondance in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Am – D7 – Am – D7
Moondance sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmiD7IV7AmiD7IV7
- AmA · C · E
- D7D · F# · A · C
21 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Marching giant
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.
Marching giantLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Pausing chords
Three steady chords, then beat 4 left empty to breathe. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pausing chordsBlock chords · ClassicalRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 130 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
Ending: F – G – Am
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGAm
- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D

What chords are in Moondance?

The loop is Am – D7 – Am – D7 (i – IV7 – i – IV7) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.

What key is Moondance in?

A minor, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Moondance?

Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Moondance 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.