Piano chords · Dreamy ballad

How to play Turn! Turn! Turn! on piano

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Learn Turn! Turn! Turn! in 5 steps

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

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Chords: F – C – Dm – C
How it goes
Turn! Turn! Turn! sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIVCIDmiiCI
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- DmD · F · A
414 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Tumble down
How it goes
Three notes falling down the chord, one per beat, then a rest. Musicians call it broken chord 8-5-1 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 635 songs of the library.
Tumble downBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Double-clap chords
How it goes
Quick double claps on beats 2 and 4, leaving beats 1 and 3 empty. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Double-clap chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 100 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: Dm – G7 – C
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DmG7C
- G7G · B · D · F

What chords are in Turn! Turn! Turn!?

The loop is F – C – Dm – C (IV – I – ii – I) in C major, and the song ends on Dm – G7 – C.

What key is Turn! Turn! Turn! in?

C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/4.

What does the left hand play in Turn! Turn! Turn!?

Tumble down: broken chord 8-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Turn! Turn! Turn! 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Turn! Turn! Turn!?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.