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How to play Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week) on piano

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Learn Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week) in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: Fm – Bb7 – Eb – Fm
How it goes
Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week) sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmiiBb7V7EbIFmii
- FmF · Ab · C
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
62 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Marching giant
How it goes
Thick three-note chords on every beat, rocking between two shapes. Musicians call it lh triads (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Marching giantLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Sleep-in chords
How it goes
Quiet for half the bar, then three chords wake up near the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Sleep-in chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 90 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.
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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
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F

What chords are in Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week)?

The loop is Fm – Bb7 – Eb – Fm (ii – V7 – I – ii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week) in?

Eb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week)?

Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week) 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.