Piano chords · Old-time stride
How to play So Deep Is The Night on piano
By Yvette Darnac
- Eb major
- 2/4
- 90 BPM
- V7–I–V7–I loop
- Medium
Learn So Deep Is The Night in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb7 – Eb – Bb7 – Eb
So Deep Is The Night sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Bb7V7EbIBb7V7EbI- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Polka oom-pah
One bass note and three quick chords: a bouncy polka. Musicians call it bass + chords (2/4) (stride & boom-chick), a medium pattern heard in 86 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Marching chords
Two chords per bar, left-right, like a happy little march. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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.
- 5
Ending: Eb – Abm – Eb
The last chords are I – iv – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbAbmEb- AbmAb · Cb · Eb
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Questions about So Deep Is The Night
What chords are in So Deep Is The Night?
The loop is Bb7 – Eb – Bb7 – Eb (V7 – I – V7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Abm – Eb.
What key is So Deep Is The Night in?
Eb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in So Deep Is The Night?
Polka oom-pah: bass + chords (2/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is So Deep Is 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.