{"id":67,"date":"2017-12-01T08:40:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T16:40:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2023-01-12T10:20:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T18:20:23","slug":"how-to-play-stay-by-rihanna-piano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/how-to-play-stay-by-rihanna-piano\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Play “Stay” by Rihanna"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hey there. It\u2019s me, Jordan. Why don\u2019t you <\/span>stay <\/span><\/em>awhile and learn \u2018Stay\u2019 by Rihanna, one of the coolest piano ballads to be written in recent times. Sound good? Ok let\u2019s dive in\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Key And The Verse Chords<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So, this song is written in the key of C major (or A minor if you want to look at it that way), which means you only have to worry about the white keys, and <\/span>every <\/span><\/em>chord in this song is a quarter note. Easy peasy! <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, let\u2019s look at what the verse chords are made up of. The verse is comprised of<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

C – Dm – Am – G – Am – G – Am – G<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each of these chords is just a basic triad, but if you want to play the verse as smoothly as possible, you\u2019ll want to use inversions to play this progression. The way I like to play this progression is with <\/span>C <\/strong>in second inversion (played G – C – E), moving to <\/span>Dm <\/strong>in second inversion (A – D – F). After that I like to move down to <\/span>Am <\/strong>in second inversion (E – A – C). <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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