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How to play Waving Through A Window on piano

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Learn Waving Through A Window in 5 steps

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

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Chords: E – F#m – D – A
How it goes
Waving Through A Window sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; F#m is F#, A and C#; D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
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- EE · G# · B
- F#mF# · A · C#
- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
48 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Pausing footsteps
How it goes
Three even steps, then a quiet beat to breathe. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Pausing footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Peekaboo chords
How it goes
A chord on 2, then two surprises popping up between the beats. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Peekaboo chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 144 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: F#m – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are vi – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
F#mEA

What chords are in Waving Through A Window?

The loop is E – F#m – D – A (V – vi – IV – I) in A major, and the song ends on F#m – E – A.

What key is Waving Through A Window in?

A major, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Waving Through A Window?

Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Waving Through A Window 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.

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