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How to play On My Way To You on piano

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Learn On My Way To You in 5 steps

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

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Chords: D – E – F#m – D
How it goes
On My Way To You sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; E is E, G# and B; F#m is F#, A and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIVEVF#mviDIV
- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
- F#mF# · A · C#
55 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
How it goes
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Heartbeat octavesRocking octaves · RockLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Skipping-stone chords
How it goes
One chord, then two bounces on the “ands”, like a stone on water. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Skipping-stone chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 120 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.
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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
- AA · C# · E

What chords are in On My Way To You?

The loop is D – E – F#m – D (IV – V – vi – IV) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is On My Way To You in?

A major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in On My Way To You?

Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is On My Way To You 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.