Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play More Than A Feeling on piano
By Boston
- D major
- 4/4
- 116 BPM
- 1976
- Medium
Learn More Than A Feeling in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Csus4 – G – D – Csus4 – G – D
More Than A Feeling sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 6 chords: Csus4 is C, F and G; G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Csus4bVIIsus4GIVDICsus4bVIIsus4GIVDI- Csus4C · F · G
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Eager chords
Jumps in early before beat 3, like the chords can’t wait. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 116 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: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- AA · C# · E
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Questions about More Than A Feeling
What chords are in More Than A Feeling?
The loop is Csus4 – G – D – Csus4 – G – D (bVIIsus4 – IV – I – bVIIsus4 – IV – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is More Than A Feeling in?
D major, at about 116 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in More Than A Feeling?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is More Than A Feeling easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of More Than A Feeling?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.