The New Fever Waltz Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn The New Fever Waltz in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Bm – G – D – A
How it goes
The New Fever Waltz sits in B minor: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmiGVIDIIIAVII
- BmB · D · F#
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
54 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Waltz roots
How it goes
One low note on each of the three beats: a simple waltz floor. Musicians call it root bass · 3/4 quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 391 songs of the library.
Waltz rootsRoot bass rhythm · WaltzLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Spinning-top chords
How it goes
Six even chords in a three-beat bar, spinning round and round. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Spinning-top chordsSyncopated chords · WaltzRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 110 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.
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Ending: G – A – Bm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GABm

What chords are in The New Fever Waltz?

The loop is Bm – G – D – A (i – bVI – bIII – bVII) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.

What key is The New Fever Waltz in?

B minor, at about 110 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in The New Fever Waltz?

Waltz roots: root bass · 3/4 quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The New Fever Waltz 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.