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How to play Slow Dancing in a Burning Room on piano

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  • C# minor
  • 4/4
  • 65 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Late-hop footstepsRight hand Freeze-tag chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn Slow Dancing in a Burning Room in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: A – E – C#m – A

    How it goes

    Slow Dancing in a Burning Room sits in C# minor: C# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; E is E, G# and B; C#m is C#, E and G#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    AVIEIIIC#miAVI
    • AA · C# · E
    • EE · G# · B
    • C#mC# · E · G#
  2. 2

    Left hand: Late-hop footsteps

    How it goes

    Steady low-high steps with one quick extra hop after beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 659 songs of the library.

    Late-hop footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
  3. 3

    Right hand: Freeze-tag chords

    How it goes

    Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

    Freeze-tag chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
  4. 4

    Both hands at 65 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. 5

    Ending: A – B – C#m

    How it goes

    The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    ABC#m
    • BB · D# · F#

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The same left hand: Late-hop footsteps

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Questions about Slow Dancing in a Burning Room

What chords are in Slow Dancing in a Burning Room?

The loop is A – E – C#m – A (bVI – bIII – i – bVI) in C# minor, and the song ends on A – B – C#m.

What key is Slow Dancing in a Burning Room in?

C# minor, at about 65 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Slow Dancing in a Burning Room?

Late-hop footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Slow Dancing in a Burning Room easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.