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Dreamy ballad

Ballad piano: soft waves of sound for quiet evenings.

Chords: Am, F, C, G, Am, F, C, G
Practice in C

How to play it

  1. Left hand: Rolling waves

    Rolls up to the high third and back down, like a wave on the shore.

  2. Right hand: Soft chords

    Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4.

  3. Both hands

    Play them together over the Dreamy chord loop, in 4/4 at about 76 beats a minute. Start at 60% speed.

Songs in this style

Questions

What does the left hand play in ballad piano?

Patterns like Rolling waves, Gentle rocking and Open sky. The first is the one you hear on this page.

What does the right hand play?

Patterns like Soft chords, Twinkle and Rising light, over the chords of the loop.

Which songs are played in this style?

Let It Be by The Beatles, Beauty And A Beat by Justin Bieber and Someone Like You by Adele use the Dreamy ballad style. The songs on this page all are played in this style, the most played first.