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How to play While My Guitar Gently Weeps on piano
By The Beatles
- C major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1968
- Easy
Learn While My Guitar Gently Weeps 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#m7 – Fmaj7 – Am – G
While My Guitar Gently Weeps sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F#m7 is F#, A, C# and E; Fmaj7 is F, A, C and E; Am is A, C and E; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F#m7#iv7Fmaj7IVmaj7AmviGV- F#m7F# · A · C# · E
- Fmaj7F · A · C · E
- AmA · C · E
- GG · B · D
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Left hand: Lazy footsteps
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.
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Right hand: Late-hop chords
Steady chords with one quick extra hop after beat 3. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 BPM
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 – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
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Questions about While My Guitar Gently Weeps
What chords are in While My Guitar Gently Weeps?
The loop is F#m7 – Fmaj7 – Am – G (#iv7 – IVmaj7 – vi – V) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is While My Guitar Gently Weeps in?
C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in While My Guitar Gently Weeps?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is While My Guitar Gently Weeps 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 While My Guitar Gently Weeps?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.