Piano chords · Rock drive

How to play One Last Time on piano

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Learn One Last Time in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Fm7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Db – Cm – Db – Db – Bbm7
How it goes
One Last Time sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: Fm7 is F, Ab, C and Eb; Cm7 is C, Eb, G and Bb; Db is Db, F and Ab; Cm is C, Eb and G; Bbm7 is Bb, Db, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Fm7vi7Cm7iii7Fm7vi7DbIVCmiiiDbIVDbIVBbm7ii7
- Fm7F · Ab · C · Eb
- Cm7C · Eb · G · Bb
- DbDb · F · Ab
- CmC · Eb · G
- Bbm7Bb · Db · F · Ab
782 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: Swing push
How it goes
Three chords tumble out early with a swing, then the bar breathes. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Swing pushSyncopated chords · Blues and boogie-woogieRight handEasy
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Both hands at 125 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: Db – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb

What chords are in One Last Time?

The loop is Fm7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Db – Cm – Db – Db – Bbm7 (vi7 – iii7 – vi7 – IV – iii – IV – ii7 – vi7) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.

What key is One Last Time in?

Ab major, at about 125 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in One Last Time?

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

Is One Last Time easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of One Last Time?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.