Tonight I Wanna Cry Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Tonight I Wanna Cry in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: G – C – G – C
How it goes
Tonight I Wanna Cry sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
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- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
782 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Open sky
How it goes
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
Open skyOpen arpeggio · BalladLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Sleep-in chords
How it goes
Quiet for half the bar, then three chords wake up near the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Sleep-in chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 108 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.
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Ending: G – C – G
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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What chords are in Tonight I Wanna Cry?

The loop is G – C – G – C (I – IV – I – IV) in G major, and the song ends on G – C – G.

What key is Tonight I Wanna Cry in?

G major, at about 108 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Tonight I Wanna Cry?

Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Tonight I Wanna Cry 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.