Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play Stay The Night on piano

Tuning the piano…

Learn it

Learn Stay The Night in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: A – A – A – Bm
Stay The Night sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AVAVAVBmvi
- AA · C# · E
- BmB · D · F#
266 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Stair steps
Three notes climb up the chord in the island rhythm. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 438 songs of the library.
Stair stepsBroken chord · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Wobbly chords
Two off-balance chords on the “ands”, then a firm landing on 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Wobbly chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 160 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: Bm – G – D
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BmGD
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A

What chords are in Stay The Night?

The loop is A – A – A – Bm (V – vi – V – vi) in D major, and the song ends on Bm – G – D.

What key is Stay The Night in?

D major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Stay The Night?

Stair steps: broken chord 1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Stay The Night 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Stay The Night?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.

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