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How to play When All Is Said And Done on piano

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Learn When All Is Said And Done in 5 steps

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

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Chords: D – G – A – D
How it goes
When All Is Said And Done sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; G is 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.
DIGIVAVDI
- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
215 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
How it goes
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Heartbeat octavesRocking octaves · RockLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Offbeat skank
How it goes
Chords only on the “and”: reggae and swing. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Offbeat skankOffbeat chords · Blues and boogie-woogieRight handEasy
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Both hands at 132 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 – Dsus4 – D
How it goes
The last chords are I – Isus – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DDsus4D
- Dsus4D · G · A

What chords are in When All Is Said And Done?

The loop is D – G – A – D (I – IV – V – I) in D major, and the song ends on D – Dsus4 – D.

What key is When All Is Said And Done in?

D major, at about 132 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in When All Is Said And Done?

Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is When All Is Said And Done 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.