Silhouette Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Silhouette in 5 steps

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

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Chords: F – Gm – Bb – F
Silhouette sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Gm is G, Bb and D; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIGmiiBbIVFI
- FF · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
- BbBb · D · F
37 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Dreamy wave
Rolls up through a soft extra note: a dreamy, open, modern sound. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-9-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 129 songs of the library.
Dreamy waveOpen arpeggio · BalladLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Late-knock chords
One chord, a long wait, then a quick knock-knock at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Late-knock chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 80 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.
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Ending: Gm – Bb – F
The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GmBbF

What chords are in Silhouette?

The loop is F – Gm – Bb – F (I – ii – IV – I) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – Bb – F.

What key is Silhouette in?

F major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Silhouette?

Dreamy wave: open arpeggio 1-5-9-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Silhouette 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.