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How to play The Year That Clayton Delaney Died on piano

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Learn The Year That Clayton Delaney Died in 5 steps

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

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Chords: D – A7 – D – A7
How it goes
The Year That Clayton Delaney Died sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; A7 is A, C#, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIA7V7DIA7V7
- DD · F# · A
- A7A · C# · E · G
222 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Pausing footsteps
How it goes
Three even steps, then a quiet beat to breathe. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Pausing footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
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Both hands at 136 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: D – A7 – D
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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What chords are in The Year That Clayton Delaney Died?

The loop is D – A7 – D – A7 (I – V7 – I – V7) in D major, and the song ends on D – A7 – D.

What key is The Year That Clayton Delaney Died in?

D major, at about 136 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Year That Clayton Delaney Died?

Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Year That Clayton Delaney Died easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.