Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Travel Song on piano
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- A major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- I–V7–I–V7 loop
- Medium
Learn Travel Song in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – E7 – A – E7
Travel Song sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; E7 is E, G#, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIE7V7AIE7V7- AA · C# · E
- E7E · G# · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Yo-yo bounce
A long high root, a dip down, and back up like a yo-yo. Musicians call it broken chord 8-5-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 629 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Double-skip chords
Steady chords with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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: D – E – A
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
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Questions about Travel Song
What chords are in Travel Song?
The loop is A – E7 – A – E7 (I – V7 – I – V7) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Travel Song in?
A major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Travel Song?
Yo-yo bounce: broken chord 8-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Travel Song 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.