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How to play Till The Morning Comes on piano

Written by Jerry Garcia

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Left hand Pop heartbeatRight hand Hurrying chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn Till The Morning Comes in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: D – A – E – D

    How it goes

    Till The Morning Comes sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

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    • DD · F# · A
    • AA · C# · E
    • EE · G# · B
    87 songs go round the same chords
  2. 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. 3

    Right hand: Hurrying chords

    How it goes

    Calm chords in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    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.

  5. 5

    Ending: D – E – A

    How it goes

    The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

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Questions about Till The Morning Comes

What chords are in Till The Morning Comes?

The loop is D – A – E – D (IV – I – V – IV) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is Till The Morning Comes in?

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

What does the left hand play in Till The Morning Comes?

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 Till The Morning Comes 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.