Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Stay The Night on piano
By Zedd feat. Hayley Williams
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 128 BPM
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
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: Bbm7 – Ab – Ab – Db – Fm – Ab – Ab
How it goes
Stay The Night sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 7 chords: Bbm7 is Bb, Db, F and Ab; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Db is Db, F and Ab; Fm is F, Ab and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Bbm7ii7AbIAbIDbIVFmviAbIAbI- Bbm7Bb · Db · F · Ab
- AbAb · C · Eb
- DbDb · F · Ab
- FmF · Ab · C
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
How it goes
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hurrying chords
How it goes
Calm chords in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 128 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: Db – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Stay The Night
What chords are in Stay The Night?
The loop is Bbm7 – Ab – Ab – Db – Fm – Ab – Ab (ii7 – I – IV – vi – I – ii7 – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Stay The Night in?
Ab major, at about 128 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Stay The Night?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Stay The Night easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 7 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Stay The Night?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part 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.