Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Seekers Of Your Heart on piano
By Beverly Darnall
- D major
- 4/4
- 85 BPM
- I–IV–V–I loop
- 1986
- Medium
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Learn Seekers Of Your Heart in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – G – A – D
How it goes
Seekers Of Your Heart sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; G is G, B and D; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIGIVAVDI- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Rolling waves
How it goes
Rolls up to the high third and back down, like a wave on the shore. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 545 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Heartbeat chords
How it goes
Long, short, long: chords on the pop heartbeat, then a rest. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 85 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: G – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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Questions about Seekers Of Your Heart
What chords are in Seekers Of Your Heart?
The loop is D – G – A – D (I – IV – V – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Seekers Of Your Heart in?
D major, at about 85 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Seekers Of Your Heart?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Seekers Of Your 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.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.