Piano chords · Waltz garden
How to play Much Needed Advice on piano
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- G major
- 3/4
- 114 BPM
- ii–V7–I–ii loop
- Medium
Learn Much Needed Advice in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am – D7 – G – Am
Much Needed Advice sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; D7 is D, F#, A and C; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmiiD7V7GIAmii- AmA · C · E
- D7D · F# · A · C
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Waltz stride
A deep bass, a chord above, then the octave: a leaping waltz. Musicians call it stride (3/4) (stride & boom-chick), a medium pattern heard in 215 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 114 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: 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 Much Needed Advice
What chords are in Much Needed Advice?
The loop is Am – D7 – G – Am (ii – V7 – I – ii) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Much Needed Advice in?
G major, at about 114 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Much Needed Advice?
Waltz stride: stride (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Much Needed Advice easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.