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How to play Peaceful Easy Feeling on piano

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Learn Peaceful Easy Feeling in 5 steps

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

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Chords: E – A – E – A
Peaceful Easy Feeling sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EIAIVEIAIV
- EE · G# · B
- AA · C# · E
782 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Doorbell ding-dong
Two high, two low, in a lazy push rhythm: ding-ding, dong-dong. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8-5-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 472 songs of the library.
Doorbell ding-dongBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Hopscotch bells
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hopscotch bellsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 120 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: A – B – E
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE
- BB · D# · F#

What chords are in Peaceful Easy Feeling?

The loop is E – A – E – A (I – IV – I – IV) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is Peaceful Easy Feeling in?

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

What does the left hand play in Peaceful Easy Feeling?

Doorbell ding-dong: broken chord 8-8-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Peaceful Easy Feeling 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.