Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play Tender Is The Night on piano
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- C major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- Easy
Learn Tender Is The Night in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G7 – Cm – Fm – G#dim
Tender Is The Night sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G7 is G, B, D and F; Cm is C, Eb and G; Fm is F, Ab and C; G#dim is G#, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
G7V7CmiFmivG#dimbvi°- G7G · B · D · F
- CmC · Eb · G
- FmF · Ab · C
- G#dimG# · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Jazz walk
One note per beat, strolling like a jazz bassist. Musicians call it walking bass (walking bass), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: D7 – G7 – C
The last chords are II7 – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
D7G7C- D7D · F# · A · C
- CC · E · G
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Questions about Tender Is The Night
What chords are in Tender Is The Night?
The loop is G7 – Cm – Fm – G#dim (V7 – i – iv – bvio) in C major, and the song ends on D7 – G7 – C.
What key is Tender Is The Night in?
C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Tender Is The Night?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Tender Is 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.