Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play The Movie In My Mind on piano
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- C major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- Medium
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Learn The Movie In My Mind in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am – Dm – E – Am
How it goes
The Movie In My Mind sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; Dm is D, F and A; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmviDmiiEIIIAmvi- AmA · C · E
- DmD · F · A
- EE · G# · B
- 2
Left hand: Gentle rocking
How it goes
Root, fifth, octave, fifth: the gentle rocking under countless pop ballads. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 696 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
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Questions about The Movie In My Mind
What chords are in The Movie In My Mind?
The loop is Am – Dm – E – Am (vi – ii – III – vi) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is The Movie In My Mind in?
C major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Movie In My Mind?
Gentle rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Movie In My Mind 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.