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How to play Where The Story Ends on piano

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Learn Where The Story Ends 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 – Bm – G – D
How it goes
Where The Story Ends sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; Bm is B, D and F#; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIBmviGIVDI
- DD · F# · A
- BmB · D · F#
- GG · B · D
121 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Walking roots
How it goes
One low note on every beat, steady as walking feet. Musicians call it root bass · quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Walking rootsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Late-knock chords
How it goes
One chord, a long wait, then a quick knock-knock at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Late-knock chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 135 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: Bm – G – D
How it goes
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BmGD

What chords are in Where The Story Ends?

The loop is D – Bm – G – D (I – vi – IV – I) in D major, and the song ends on Bm – G – D.

What key is Where The Story Ends in?

D major, at about 135 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Where The Story Ends?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Where The Story Ends 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.