On A Night Like This Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn On A Night Like This 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 – C – D – G
On A Night Like This sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GICIVDVGI
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
215 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Oom-pah
A bass note, then three soft chords: oom, pah, pah, pah. Musicians call it bass + chords (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Oom-pahStride & boom-chick · StrideLeft handEasy
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Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
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Both hands at 60 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: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG

What chords are in On A Night Like This?

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

What key is On A Night Like This in?

G major, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in On A Night Like This?

Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is On A Night Like This 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.