Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Racing With The Moon on piano
Written by Johnny Watson
- C major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- 1941
- Medium
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Learn Racing With The Moon in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Dm – G7 – C – Ab7
How it goes
Racing With The Moon sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; G7 is G, B, D and F; C is C, E and G; Ab7 is Ab, C, Eb and Gb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmiiG7V7CIAb7bVI7- DmD · F · A
- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
- Ab7Ab · C · Eb · Gb
- 2
Left hand: Open sky
How it goes
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch bells
How it goes
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.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
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Questions about Racing With The Moon
What chords are in Racing With The Moon?
The loop is Dm – G7 – C – Ab7 (ii – V7 – I – bVI7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Racing With The Moon in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Racing With The Moon?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Racing With The Moon 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.