How to Play "Listen to Your Heart" by Roxette on Piano

"Listen to Your Heart" was recorded and released by the 1980's duo Roxette.http://www.billboard.com/artist/roxette/discography/songs/5569#/song/roxette/listen-to-your-heart/1133563 Playing this song on the piano requires five chords: A minor, F, G, D minor and C. Each chord is accompanied by its bass octave correspondent. The chords form two unique progressions for the verse and the chorus.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klzHBb4rv-M&feature=player_embedded  

Roxette released "Listen to Your Heart" in 1989. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and at number two on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart.http://www.billboard.com/artist/roxette/discography/songs/5569#/song/roxette/listen-to-your-heart/1133563 In 2005, the Belgian dance group D.H.T. released a cover of "Listen to Your Heart."http://www.billboard.com/artist/d-h-t/641815#/artist/d-h-t/641815 

The chords you will need to play "Listen to Your Heart" are: A minor, F, G, D minor, and C.

A minor: Play the A minor by striking the keys A, C, and E with your right hand.

F: The F chord is created using the notes F, A, and C.

G: To create the G chord, use your right hand to play the notes G, B and D.

D minor: The D minor chord consists of the notes D, F, and A.

C: The C chord is formed by playing a G, C, and E using your right hand.

When you know are confident playing the notes for each chord, incorporate the bass key for each chord. To find that key, simply play the named note of each chord. For example, for the A minor, you would play an A in the bass octave.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpxXPmQAMDw 

"Listen to Your Heart" is broken up into two sections: the verse and the chorus. Learn each part separately before you combine them to play the entire song.

Verse: The chord progression for the verses is A minor, F, G, A minor, F, G, A minor, F, D minor. Pulse each chord twice before moving on to the next chord. After you play the D minor shift at the end of each verse, go right into the pattern for the chorus. 

Chorus: The pattern for the chorus is A minor, F, C, G, A minor, F, C, G, C, G, F, C, A minor, F, G, A minor. Follow the same two-pulse tempo as the chorus. There is a five count rest before you play the final A minor in the chorus.

Say the chords to yourself as you learn the pattern to help you memorize the order.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpxXPmQAMDw  

When you are comfortable with your transition from each chord to the next, incorporate the lyrics into the song. The D minor shift at the end of the verse should fall on the word "dark" in the line "A  little piece of Heavens turns to dark."

The line "Listen to your heart" always falls on an A minor.

When you reach the end of the chorus, play the five count rest and then return with the A minor chord on the lyric "You tell him goodbye."http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klzHBb4rv-M&feature=player_embedded