Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Time On My Hands on piano
- C major
- 4/4
- 78 BPM
- 1930
- Easy
Learn Time On My Hands in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D7 – Dm – G7 – C
Time On My Hands sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D7 is D, F#, A and C; Dm is D, F and A; G7 is G, B, D and F; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
D7II7DmiiG7V7CI- D7D · F# · A · C
- DmD · F · A
- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Climb-and-jump
Up the chord one note per beat, then a big jump back to the bottom. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8-1 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 146 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 78 BPM
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: F – G7 – C
The last chords are IV – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FG7C- FF · A · C
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Questions about Time On My Hands
What chords are in Time On My Hands?
The loop is D7 – Dm – G7 – C (II7 – ii – V7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G7 – C.
What key is Time On My Hands in?
C major, at about 78 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Time On My Hands?
Climb-and-jump: broken chord 1-5-8-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Time On My Hands 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.