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How to play (They Long To Be) Close To You on piano
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 126 BPM
- 1963
- Medium
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Learn (They Long To Be) Close To You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm – Cbm – Bbm – A7
How it goes
(They Long To Be) Close To You sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Cbm is Cb, Ebb and Gb; Bbm is Bb, Db and F; A7 is A, C#, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmviCbmbviBbmvA7#IV7- CmC · Eb · G
- CbmCb · Ebb · Gb
- BbmBb · Db · F
- A7A · C# · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Lingering footsteps
How it goes
Two steps, then one late note after beat 3 that hangs in the air. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 133 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 126 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
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
- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about (They Long To Be) Close To You
What chords are in (They Long To Be) Close To You?
The loop is Cm – Cbm – Bbm – A7 (vi – bvi – v – #IV7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is (They Long To Be) Close To You in?
Eb major, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in (They Long To Be) Close To You?
Lingering footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is (They Long To Be) Close To You 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.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.