Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Wild Night on piano
Written by Van Morrison
- G major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Medium
Learn Wild Night in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Em – C – Em – C
Wild Night sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmviCIVEmviCIV- EmE · G · B
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Take-off climb
Two pushes on the root, then a climb up the chord to beat 4. Musicians call it broken chord 1-1-3-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 105 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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.
- 5
Ending: Em – D – G
The last chords are vi – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EmDG- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
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Questions about Wild Night
What chords are in Wild Night?
The loop is Em – C – Em – C (vi – IV5 – vi – IV5) in G major, and the song ends on Em – D – G.
What key is Wild Night in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Wild Night?
Take-off climb: broken chord 1-1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Wild Night easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.