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How to play Schindler's List on piano
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1993
- Medium
Learn Schindler's List in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am7 – Dm – Gm – Cm – Dm7 – Eb – Dm
Schindler's List sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 7 chords: Am7 is A, C, E and G; Dm is D, F and A; Gm is G, Bb and D; Cm is C, Eb and G; Dm7 is D, F, A and C; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Am7vii7DmiiiGmviCmiiDm7iii7EbIVDmiii- Am7A · C · E · G
- DmD · F · A
- GmG · Bb · D
- CmC · Eb · G
- Dm7D · F · A · C
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Sunrise
Three notes keep climbing in quick loops, bright like the morning sun. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: Eb – F – Bb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Schindler's List
What chords are in Schindler's List?
The loop is Am7 – Dm – Gm – Cm – Dm7 – Eb – Dm (vii7 – iii – vi – ii – iii7 – IV – iii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Schindler's List in?
Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Schindler's List?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Schindler's List 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 Schindler's List?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.