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How to play No on piano
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- C# minor
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- Medium
Learn No in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – G# – A – G#
No sits in C# minor: C# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; G# is G#, B# and D#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AVIG#VAVIG#V- AA · C# · E
- G#G# · B# · D#
- 2
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.
- 3
Right hand: Dewdrop twinkle
Two low, close notes twinkling up and back like morning dew. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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: A – B – C#m
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABC#m- BB · D# · F#
- C#mC# · E · G#
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Questions about No
What chords are in No?
The loop is A – G# – A – G# (bVI – V – bVI – V) in C# minor, and the song ends on A – B – C#m.
What key is No in?
C# minor, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in No?
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 No 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.