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How to play The Dark I Know Well on piano

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  • A minor
  • 4/4
  • 116 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Pop heartbeatRight hand Pumping chordsChords from the chord symbols in the score

Learn The Dark I Know Well in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: Am – Am – Gsus4 – Gsus4

    The Dark I Know Well sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; Gsus4 is G, C and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    AmiAmiGsus4VIIsus4Gsus4VIIsus4
    • AmA · C · E
    • Gsus4G · C · D
  2. 2

    Left hand: Pop heartbeat

    Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

    Pop heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
  3. 3

    Right hand: Pumping chords

    A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

    Pumping chordsPumping 8ths · RockRight handMedium
  4. 4

    Both hands at 116 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. 5

    Ending: F – G – Am

    The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    FGAm
    • FF · A · C
    • GG · B · D

Questions about The Dark I Know Well

What chords are in The Dark I Know Well?

The loop is Am – Am – Gsus4 – Gsus4 (i – VIIsus4 – i – VIIsus4) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.

What key is The Dark I Know Well in?

A minor, at about 116 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Dark I Know Well?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Dark I Know Well 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.

Can I hear the real melody of The Dark I Know Well?

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

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.