No Souvenirs Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn No Souvenirs in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: A – Dsus4 – A – Dsus4
How it goes
No Souvenirs sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; Dsus4 is D, G and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIDsus4IVsus4AIDsus4IVsus4
- AA · C# · E
- Dsus4D · G · A
30 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Sneaky heartbeat
How it goes
One strong note, then two sneaky ones hiding between the beats. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 436 songs of the library.
Sneaky heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Ticking clockRepeated-note pulse · RockRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 100 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.
5
Ending: D – E – A
How it goes
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

What chords are in No Souvenirs?

The loop is A – Dsus4 – A – Dsus4 (I – IVsus – I – IVsus) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is No Souvenirs in?

A major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in No Souvenirs?

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

Is No Souvenirs 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.