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How to play Stay With Me on piano

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Learn Stay With Me in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Am – Am – F – C – C – Am7 – F – C
Stay With Me sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: Am is A, C and E; F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; Am7 is A, C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmviAmviFIVCICIAm7vi7FIVCI
- AmA · C · E
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- Am7A · C · E · G
41 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Drowsy heartbeat
Two slow notes, then a late one that slips in before the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 889 songs of the library.
Drowsy heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Peekaboo chords
A chord on 2, then two surprises popping up between the beats. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Peekaboo chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 85 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.
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Ending: Am – F – C
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AmFC

What chords are in Stay With Me?

The loop is Am – Am – F – C – C – Am7 – F – C (vi – IV – I – vi7 – IV – I – vi – IV) in C major, and the song ends on Am – F – C.

What key is Stay With Me in?

C major, at about 85 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Stay With Me?

Drowsy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Stay With Me easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Stay With Me?

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

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.