How to play Party For Two on piano

Learn Party For Two in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: C – G – F – C
How it goes
Party For Two sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
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- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- FF · A · C
202 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Hurrying footsteps
How it goes
Calm steps in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 642 songs of the library.
Hurrying footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
4
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.
5
Ending: G – F – C
How it goes
The last chords are V – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GFC

What chords are in Party For Two?

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

What key is Party For Two in?

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

What does the left hand play in Party For Two?

Hurrying footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Party For Two 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.