Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play More on piano
By Riz Ortolani
- G major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 1962
- Medium
Learn More in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Gmaj7 – G – Em7 – Am7 – D7
More sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 5 chords: Gmaj7 is G, B, D and F#; G is G, B and D; Em7 is E, G, B and D; Am7 is A, C, E and G; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Gmaj7Imaj7GIEm7vi7Am7ii7D7V7- Gmaj7G · B · D · F#
- GG · B · D
- Em7E · G · B · D
- Am7A · C · E · G
- D7D · F# · A · C
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Left hand: Open sky
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
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Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
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Both hands at 120 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: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
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Questions about More
What chords are in More?
The loop is Gmaj7 – G – Em7 – Am7 – D7 (Imaj7 – I – vi7 – ii7 – V7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is More in?
G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in More?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is More easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of More?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.