Piano chords · Rock drive

How to play Stillness Of Heart on piano

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Learn Stillness Of Heart in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Bb – F – Cm – Eb
How it goes
Stillness Of Heart sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; F is F, A and C; Cm is C, Eb and G; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIFVCmiiEbIV
- BbBb · D · F
- FF · A · C
- CmC · Eb · G
- EbEb · G · Bb
56 songs go round the same chords
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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.
Engine 8thsRoot bass rhythm · RockLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Wake-and-run chords
How it goes
One long chord, then three quick ones running into the next bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Wake-and-run chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 82 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.
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Ending: Cm – Eb – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CmEbBb

What chords are in Stillness Of Heart?

The loop is Bb – F – Cm – Eb (I – V – ii – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – Eb – Bb.

What key is Stillness Of Heart in?

Bb major, at about 82 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Stillness Of Heart?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Stillness Of Heart 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.