Super Simple Chords

Piano chords · Blues & boogie

How to play More on piano

Written by Stephen Sondheim

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Left hand Jazz walkRight hand Pop stabsChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn More in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: F7 – Bb – F7 – Bb

    More sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    F7V7BbIF7V7BbI
    • F7F · A · C · Eb
    • BbBb · D · F
    414 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Jazz walk

    One note per beat, strolling like a jazz bassist. Musicians call it walking bass (walking bass), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Pop stabs

    Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 160 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: Cm – Eb – Bb

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

    CmEbBb
    • CmC · Eb · G
    • EbEb · G · Bb

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Questions about More

What chords are in More?

The loop is F7 – Bb – F7 – Bb (V7 – I – V7 – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – Eb – Bb.

What key is More in?

Bb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in More?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is More 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.