Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Reflection on piano
- F major
- 4/4
- 75 BPM
- 1998
- Medium
Learn Reflection in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – Eb7 – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – Bb – Bb – Bbm
Reflection sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 7 chords: F is F, A and C; Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db; Dm7 is D, F, A and C; Bbmaj7 is Bb, D, F and A; Bb is Bb, D and F; Bbm is Bb, Db and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIEb7bVII7Dm7vi7Bbmaj7IVmaj7BbIVBbIVBbmiv- FF · A · C
- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
- Dm7D · F · A · C
- Bbmaj7Bb · D · F · A
- BbBb · D · F
- BbmBb · Db · F
- 2
Left hand: Rolling waves
Rolls up to the high third and back down, like a wave on the shore. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 545 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Soft chords
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 75 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: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- CC · E · G
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Questions about Reflection
What chords are in Reflection?
The loop is F – Eb7 – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – Bb – Bb – Bbm (I – bVII7 – vi7 – IVmaj7 – IV – iv – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Reflection in?
F major, at about 75 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Reflection?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Reflection easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 7 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Reflection?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the opening of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.