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How to play Shot At The Night on piano
By The Killers
- F major
- 4/4
- 94 BPM
- 2013
- Medium
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Learn Shot At The Night in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – F – Am – Dm
How it goes
Shot At The Night sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; F is F, A and C; Am is A, C and E; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIVFIAmiiiDmvi- BbBb · D · F
- FF · A · C
- AmA · C · E
- DmD · F · A
- 2
Left hand: Knock-knock footsteps
How it goes
Step, then a quick knock-knock, a pause, and one last step. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 471 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 94 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: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- CC · E · G
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Questions about Shot At The Night
What chords are in Shot At The Night?
The loop is Bb – F – Am – Dm (IV – I – iii – vi) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Shot At The Night in?
F major, at about 94 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Shot At The Night?
Knock-knock footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Shot At The Night 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.