Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play The Morning Report on piano
By Elton John
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 84 BPM
- 1997
- Medium
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Learn The Morning Report in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ab – Db – Ab – Bb
How it goes
The Morning Report sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Db is Db, F and Ab; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIDbIVAbIBbII- AbAb · C · Eb
- DbDb · F · Ab
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Ping-pong bounce
How it goes
High, low, high, low on every beat: a ping-pong bounce. Musicians call it broken chord 8-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 302 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Deep-breath chords
How it goes
A breath on beat 1, then quick chords pumping to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 84 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.
- 5
Ending: Db – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about The Morning Report
What chords are in The Morning Report?
The loop is Ab – Db – Ab – Bb (I – IV – I – II) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is The Morning Report in?
Ab major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Morning Report?
Ping-pong bounce: broken chord 8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Morning Report 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.