Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play The Warmth Of The Sun on piano
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- Eb major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- Tricky
Learn The Warmth Of The Sun in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Eb – Cm – Gb – Ebm
The Warmth Of The Sun sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Cm is C, Eb and G; Gb is Gb, Bb and Db; Ebm is Eb, Gb and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbICmviGbbIIIEbmi- EbEb · G · Bb
- CmC · Eb · G
- GbGb · Bb · Db
- EbmEb · Gb · Bb
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Left hand: Pop heartbeat
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Trotting-sleigh chords
Three quick chords on every beat: a rolling, joyful gallop. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
Questions about The Warmth Of The Sun
What chords are in The Warmth Of The Sun?
The loop is Eb – Cm – Gb – Ebm (I – vi – bIII – i) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is The Warmth Of The Sun in?
Eb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Warmth Of The Sun?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Warmth Of The Sun easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky 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.