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How to play Round And Round on piano
- F# minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2009
- Medium
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Learn Round And Round in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – B – A – F#
How it goes
Round And Round sits in F# minor: F# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; B is B, D# and F#; F# is F#, A# and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIIIBIVAIIIF#I- AA · C# · E
- BB · D# · F#
- F#F# · A# · C#
- 2
Left hand: Double-skip footsteps
How it goes
Steady steps with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 397 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Catch-up chords
How it goes
Two chords, a late one after beat 3, then a dash to catch up. 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: D – E – F#m
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEF#m- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
- F#mF# · A · C#
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Questions about Round And Round
What chords are in Round And Round?
The loop is A – B – A – F# (bIII5 – IV5 – bIII5 – I5) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.
What key is Round And Round in?
F# minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Round And Round?
Double-skip footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Round And Round 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.