Night Moves Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Night Moves 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 – F – C – F
Night Moves sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIFbVIICIVFbVII
- GG · B · D
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
15 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Push and land
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Push and landRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Double-skip chords
Steady chords with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Double-skip chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handMedium
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Both hands at 90 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.
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Ending: Am – C – G
The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AmCG
- AmA · C · E

What chords are in Night Moves?

The loop is G – F – C – F (I – bVII – IV – bVII) in G major, and the song ends on Am – C – G.

What key is Night Moves in?

G major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Night Moves?

Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Night Moves 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.