How to play Secrets Of The Heart on piano

Learn Secrets Of The Heart in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Gm – Cm – Dm – Gm
How it goes
Secrets Of The Heart sits in G minor: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; Cm is C, Eb and G; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmiCmivDmvGmi
- GmG · Bb · D
- CmC · Eb · G
- DmD · F · A
18 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
How it goes
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Heartbeat octavesRocking octaves · RockLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Double island chords
How it goes
The island rhythm squeezed in twice per bar: quick and dancy. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Double island chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handMedium
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Both hands at 112 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: Eb – F – Gm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFGm
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C

What chords are in Secrets Of The Heart?

The loop is Gm – Cm – Dm – Gm (i – iv – v – i) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.

What key is Secrets Of The Heart in?

G minor, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Secrets Of The Heart?

Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Secrets Of The Heart 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.