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How to play Reach on piano
Written by Gloria Estefan & Diane Warren
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 72 BPM
- 1995
- Easy
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Learn Reach in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – Fm – Ab – Bbsus4
How it goes
Reach sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Fm is F, Ab and C; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bbsus4 is Bb, Eb and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbVFmiiAbIVBbsus4Vsus4- BbBb · D · F
- FmF · Ab · C
- AbAb · C · Eb
- Bbsus4Bb · Eb · F
- 2
Left hand: Hopscotch steps
How it goes
Step, step, skip a beat, step: like hopping over a square. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 668 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Dance-floor chords
How it goes
Off-centre chords keep landing between the beats: a dance-floor groove. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 72 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Reach
What chords are in Reach?
The loop is Bb – Fm – Ab – Bbsus4 (V – ii – IV – Vsus) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Reach in?
Eb major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Reach?
Hopscotch steps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Reach 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.