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How to play Nobody Needs To Know on piano
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- Ab major
- 3/4
- 98 BPM
- I–I7–I–I7 loop
- Easy
Learn Nobody Needs To Know in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ab – Ab7 – Ab – Ab7
Nobody Needs To Know sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Ab7 is Ab, C, Eb and Gb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIAb7I7AbIAb7I7- AbAb · C · Eb
- Ab7Ab · C · Eb · Gb
- 2
Left hand: Sliding twins
Two notes together step down beat by beat, like a hymn closing. Musicians call it lh power fifths (3/4) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in 258 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Waltz chords
A chord on each of the three beats: a simple waltz. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 98 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: Db – Eb – Ab
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Nobody Needs To Know
What chords are in Nobody Needs To Know?
The loop is Ab – Ab7 – Ab – Ab7 (I – I7 – I – I7) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Nobody Needs To Know in?
Ab major, at about 98 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Nobody Needs To Know?
Sliding twins: lh power fifths (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Nobody Needs To Know easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.