Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Theme From Ice Castles on piano
By Carole Bayer Sager
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 70 BPM
- 1978
- Easy
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Learn Theme From Ice Castles in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Dm – Cm – F7 – Dm
How it goes
Theme From Ice Castles sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; Cm is C, Eb and G; F7 is F, A, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmiiiCmiiF7V7Dmiii- DmD · F · A
- CmC · Eb · G
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
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: Bossa chords
How it goes
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: soft Brazilian chords. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 70 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: Eb – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Theme From Ice Castles
What chords are in Theme From Ice Castles?
The loop is Dm – Cm – F7 – Dm (iii – ii – V7 – iii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Theme From Ice Castles in?
Bb major, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Theme From Ice Castles?
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 Theme From Ice Castles 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.