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How to play Scare Away The Dark on piano
By Passenger
- G major
- 6/8
- 105 BPM
- I–IV–vi–V loop
- Medium
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Learn Scare Away The Dark in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – C – Em – D
How it goes
Scare Away The Dark sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G; Em is E, G and B; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GICIVEmviDV- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- EmE · G · B
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Swelling 6/8
How it goes
Rises to the top and falls back in one rocking six-note wave. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 73 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Tug-of-war chords
How it goes
Four even chords stretched across a rocking bar: a gentle push and pull. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 105 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 – C – G
How it goes
The last chords are V – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DCG
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Questions about Scare Away The Dark
What chords are in Scare Away The Dark?
The loop is G – C – Em – D (I – IV – vi – V) in G major, and the song ends on D – C – G.
What key is Scare Away The Dark in?
G major, at about 105 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Scare Away The Dark?
Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Scare Away The Dark 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.