No Sweeter Name Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn No Sweeter Name in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Em – D – G – C
No Sweeter Name sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; D is D, F# and A; G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmviDVGICIV
- EmE · G · B
- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
54 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Rowing-boat pulse
Six even low notes per bar, rolling along like oars on water. Musicians call it root bass · 6/8 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 240 songs of the library.
Rowing-boat pulseRoot bass rhythm · LullabyLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Cradle chords
A chord, a rock to beat two, a soft pickup back: like a cradle. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Cradle chordsSyncopated chords · LullabyRight handEasy
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Both hands at 83 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: G – C – G
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GCG

What chords are in No Sweeter Name?

The loop is Em – D – G – C (vi – V – I – IV) in G major, and the song ends on G – C – G.

What key is No Sweeter Name in?

G major, at about 83 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in No Sweeter Name?

Rowing-boat pulse: root bass · 6/8 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is No Sweeter Name 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.