Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Stay on piano
By Pentatonix
- Bb minor
- 12/8
- 104 BPM
- 2017
- Medium
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Learn Stay in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Db – Gb – Ab – Bbm
How it goes
Stay sits in Bb minor: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Db is Db, F and Ab; Gb is Gb, Bb and Db; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bbm is Bb, Db and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbIIIGbVIAbVIIBbmi- DbDb · F · Ab
- GbGb · Bb · Db
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbmBb · Db · F
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 104 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: Gb – Ab – Bbm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GbAbBbm
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Questions about Stay
What chords are in Stay?
The loop is Db – Gb – Ab – Bbm (bIII – bVI – bVII – i) in Bb minor, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Bbm.
What key is Stay in?
Bb minor, at about 104 beats a minute in 12/8.
What does the left hand play in Stay?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Stay 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.