Piano chords · Dreamy ballad

How to play The Hardest Part on piano

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Learn The Hardest Part in 5 steps

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

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Chords: F – Gm – F – Gm
The Hardest Part sits in G minor: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FVIIGmiFVIIGmi
- FF · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
28 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Banana-peel slip
Four steady beats on one note, then a quick slip down into the next bar. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8-8-8-7 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 102 songs of the library.
Banana-peel slipBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Late-knock chords
One chord, a long wait, then a quick knock-knock at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Late-knock chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 100 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: Eb – F – Gm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFGm
- EbEb · G · Bb

What chords are in The Hardest Part?

The loop is F – Gm – F – Gm (bVII – i – bVII – i) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.

What key is The Hardest Part in?

G minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Hardest Part?

Banana-peel slip: broken chord 8-8-8-8-7, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Hardest Part 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.