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How to play There’s A Kind Of Hush on piano
By Carpenters
- D major
- 4/4
- 112 BPM
- 1966
- Easy
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Learn There’s A Kind Of Hush in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – F# – Bm – D7
How it goes
There’s A Kind Of Hush sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; F# is F#, A# and C#; Bm is B, D and F#; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIF#IIIBmviD7I7- DD · F# · A
- F#F# · A# · C#
- BmB · D · F#
- D7D · F# · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Push and land
How it goes
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Freeze-tag chords
How it goes
Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 112 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: D – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DAD- AA · C# · E
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Questions about There’s A Kind Of Hush
What chords are in There’s A Kind Of Hush?
The loop is D – F# – Bm – D7 (I – III – vi – I7) in D major, and the song ends on D – A – D.
What key is There’s A Kind Of Hush in?
D major, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in There’s A Kind Of Hush?
Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is There’s A Kind Of Hush 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.
Can I hear the real melody of There’s A Kind Of Hush?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.