Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play You And The Night And The Music on piano
- C minor
- 4/4
- 135 BPM
- 1934
- Medium
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Learn You And The Night And The Music in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gm – C7 – Fm – Dm
How it goes
You And The Night And The Music sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; Fm is F, Ab and C; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmvC7I7FmivDmii- GmG · Bb · D
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- FmF · Ab · C
- DmD · F · A
- 2
Left hand: Boogie walker
How it goes
A walking line that climbs and falls through the chord. Musicians call it boogie-woogie line (boogie & shuffle), a medium pattern heard in 807 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pop stabs
How it goes
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
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.
- 5
Ending: Ab – Bb – Cm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbCm- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- CmC · Eb · G
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Questions about You And The Night And The Music
What chords are in You And The Night And The Music?
The loop is Gm – C7 – Fm – Dm (v – I7 – iv – ii) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is You And The Night And The Music in?
C minor, at about 135 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You And The Night And The Music?
Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You And The Night And The Music 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.