How to Play Truly Madly Deeply by Savage Garden on Piano

How to Play Truly Madly Deeply by Savage Garden on Piano

The Australian band Savage Garden released the song Truly Madly Deeply as a single in 1997.http://www.billboard.com/song/savage-garden/truly-madly-deeply/869000#/song/savage-garden/truly-madly-deeply/869000   The song was written by Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones.  One of the videos for this song was filmed in the Sacré-Cœur area of Paris.  There are two different studio recordings of this song,with the Australian mix having a more acoustic sound, while the American release features a drum machine. The song was featured in the 1998 film Music from Another Room, starring Jude Law and Gretchen Mol.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103129/ 

You can learn the chord progressions and proper techniques to play this song on the piano.For this lesson you will need access to a keyboard and some time to practice.  Follow the instructions in the video below and read the steps to learn how to play Truly Madly Deeply.

Step 1: Learn the Chord Progression for the Verses

Truly, Madly, Deeply consists of three chords,  C major, G major and F major, and three minor chords, A minor, E minor and D minor, played in different progressions. With a few exceptions, each chord is sustained for for four beats. You should start by learning the chord progression for the verses.

The first verse begins with the lyrics, "I'll be your dream," and ends with, "because I'm counting on," before transitioning to the bridge that leads to the chorus.  For each line of the verses, the repeated chord progression is C G F G C.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8btCUtwHDM&feature=player_embedded 

Step 2: Learn the Bridge

After the lyrics "because I'm looking for" in the first verse, there is a bridge between the verse and the chorus, consisting of the words, "a new beginning, a reason for living, a deeper meaning." The chords that accompany this bridge are: Am, Em and Dmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8btCUtwHDM&feature=player_embedded 

Step 3: Learn the Chorus

The chorus begins with the lyrics, "I want to stand with you on a mountain."  The chord progression for the chorus is C, G, F and G. This progression is repeated.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8btCUtwHDM&feature=player_embedded 

Step 4: Learn the Interlude

After the chorus repeats and before the guitar break, there is a short melodic interlude, starting with the lyrics, "Oh, can't you see it baby?"

The chords used in this interlude are F major and G major, each held for four beats, then repeated.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8btCUtwHDM&feature=player_embedded 

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