Piano chords · Old-time stride
How to play More Than Words on piano
By Extreme
- G major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- 1990
- Easy
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Learn More Than Words in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: G – C – Am – C
How it goes
More Than Words sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GICIVAmiiCIV- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- AmA · C · E
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Left hand: Oom-pah
How it goes
A bass note, then three soft chords: oom, pah, pah, pah. Musicians call it bass + chords (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
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Right hand: Sleep-in chords
How it goes
Quiet for half the bar, then three chords wake up near the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
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Both hands at 92 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.
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Ending: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- DD · F# · A
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Questions about More Than Words
What chords are in More Than Words?
The loop is G – C – Am – C (I – IV – ii – IV) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is More Than Words in?
G major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in More Than Words?
Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is More Than Words 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 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.