Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play My Immortal on piano
By Evanescence
- A major
- 4/4
- 70 BPM
- I–iii–I–iii loop
- 2003
- Medium
Learn My Immortal in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – C#m – A – C#m
My Immortal sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; C#m is C#, E and G#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIC#miiiAIC#miii- AA · C# · E
- C#mC# · E · G#
- 2
Left hand: Busy rocking
A low root, then quick notes rocking between two higher keys. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5 (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 200 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 70 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: D – E – A
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
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Questions about My Immortal
What chords are in My Immortal?
The loop is A – C#m – A – C#m (I – iii – I – iii) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is My Immortal in?
A major, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in My Immortal?
Busy rocking: broken chord 1-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is My Immortal 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.