Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) in 5 steps

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

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Chords: E7 – A – E7 – A
How it goes
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E7 is E, G#, B and D; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
E7V7AIE7V7AI
- E7E · G# · B · D
- AA · C# · E
414 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Lazy footsteps
How it goes
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Lazy footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
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Both hands at 110 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: D – E – A
How it goes
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

What chords are in Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)?

The loop is E7 – A – E7 – A (V7 – I – V7 – I) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) in?

A major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) 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.