Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Thanksgiving on piano
- G major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- ii–V7–I–IV loop
- 1982
- Medium
Learn Thanksgiving in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am – D7 – G – C
Thanksgiving sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; D7 is D, F#, A and C; G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmiiD7V7GICIV- AmA · C · E
- D7D · F# · A · C
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Dreamy wave
Rolls up through a soft extra note: a dreamy, open, modern sound. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-9-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 129 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- DD · F# · A
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Questions about Thanksgiving
What chords are in Thanksgiving?
The loop is Am – D7 – G – C (ii – V7 – I – IV) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Thanksgiving in?
G major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Thanksgiving?
Dreamy wave: open arpeggio 1-5-9-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Thanksgiving 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.