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How to play Piano In The Dark on piano
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- F minor
- 4/4
- 104 BPM
- Medium
Learn Piano In The Dark in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Fm – Eb – Cm – Fm
Piano In The Dark sits in F minor: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmiEbVIICmvFmi- FmF · Ab · C
- EbEb · G · Bb
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Sneaky heartbeat
One strong note, then two sneaky ones hiding between the beats. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 436 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Double-skip chords
Steady chords with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 104 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.
- 5
Ending: Db – Eb – Fm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbFm- DbDb · F · Ab
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Questions about Piano In The Dark
What chords are in Piano In The Dark?
The loop is Fm – Eb – Cm – Fm (i – bVII – v – i) in F minor, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Fm.
What key is Piano In The Dark in?
F minor, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Piano In The Dark?
Sneaky heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Piano In The Dark 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.