Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Tonight Tonight on piano
- E major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2009
- Medium
Learn Tonight Tonight in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – E – B – A
Tonight Tonight sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; E is E, G# and B; B is B, D# and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIVEIBVAIV- AA · C# · E
- EE · G# · B
- BB · D# · F#
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Bossa chords
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: soft Brazilian chords. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: A – B – E
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE
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Questions about Tonight Tonight
What chords are in Tonight Tonight?
The loop is A – E – B – A (IV – I – V5 – IV) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is Tonight Tonight in?
E major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Tonight Tonight?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Tonight Tonight 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.