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How to play Young At Heart on piano
By Bob Dylan
- Ab major
- 6/8
- 120 BPM
- 1954
- Medium
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Learn Young At Heart in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ab – Gb – Dbm – Cbm
How it goes
Young At Heart sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Gb is Gb, Bb and Db; Dbm is Db, Fb and Ab; Cbm is Cb, Ebb and Gb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIGbbVIIDbmivCbmbiii- AbAb · C · Eb
- GbGb · Bb · Db
- DbmDb · Fb · Ab
- CbmCb · Ebb · Gb
- 2
Left hand: Swelling 6/8
How it goes
Rises to the top and falls back in one rocking six-note wave. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 73 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: Db – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Young At Heart
What chords are in Young At Heart?
The loop is Ab – Gb – Dbm – Cbm (I – bVII – iv – biii) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Young At Heart in?
Ab major, at about 120 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Young At Heart?
Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Young At Heart 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.