The Twelfth Of Never Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn The Twelfth Of Never in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: D7 – G – Am – D7
How it goes
The Twelfth Of Never sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D7 is D, F#, A and C; G is G, B and D; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
D7V7GIAmiiD7V7
- D7D · F# · A · C
- GG · B · D
- AmA · C · E
49 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Happy wiggle
How it goes
Root, fifth, a step up and back: a cheerful bluesy wiggle. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-6-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 165 songs of the library.
Happy wiggleBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Twinkle
How it goes
Two notes twinkling back and forth. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
TwinkleTwo-note ostinato · BalladRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 78 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: Am – D7 – G
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AmD7G

What chords are in The Twelfth Of Never?

The loop is D7 – G – Am – D7 (V7 – I – ii – V7) in G major, and the song ends on Am – D7 – G.

What key is The Twelfth Of Never in?

G major, at about 78 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in The Twelfth Of Never?

Happy wiggle: broken chord 1-5-6-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Twelfth Of Never 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.