Do you dream of learning to play the notes of Harry Styles’ As It Was on the piano? We’ve got you covered!
As It Was is an iconic song from Harry Styles’ “Harry’s House” album. It’s popular for its catchy melody and driving rhythm, making it a great song for beginner pianists. The beauty of this song lies in its simplicity and its ability to express deep emotions with poetic lyrics.
For beginners, As It Was is perfect because its melody is easy to learn, and its chords are simple and repeat throughout the song, making it easy to learn. What’s more, this song offers an opportunity to explore different piano techniques, helping you to develop your musical sensibility and your ability to convey emotions.
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to find your way around the keyboard, how to play notes with the right hand, then with the left, and finally, how to play with both hands together. The method is accessible and fun to follow. Each part is accompanied by a video tutorial showing you the notes to play in rhythm, so you can learn the whole song.
By the end of this article, you’ll have learned to play As It Was in its entirety! The keys are waiting for you!
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Before you start, we recommend that you take a look at the keyboard layout below. This will help you familiarize yourself with the notes and make it easier to find your way around as you learn.
The name of the notes on a piano keyboard.
To help you find your way around the piano, we recommend using the black keys. If you look at the picture below, you’ll notice that the black keys are arranged in groups of two and three. This alternation will make it easier for you to find your way around the keyboard as you begin to learn the instrument.
For example, to find the note G, start by identifying a group of three black keys. Once you’ve identified this group, press the white key between the first and second black keys in the group: you’ve found the note G.
Practice identifying notes quickly on the piano keyboard. Using this method, you’ll be able to follow this tutorial to learn As It Was on the piano much more easily. This is an important prerequisite that you shouldn’t overlook before moving on to the next steps in this article.
Now that we’ve got the basics down, let’s start learning the notes to play with the right hand. Let’s start with the melody usually played with this hand. You’ll be able to locate the first note of the melody on your keyboard.
The first note of Harry Styles’ As It Was melody on the piano is A.
A is the first note to be played with the right hand for the song As It Was on piano.
Did you find the La without difficulty? Great! Now let’s move on to the complete sequence of notes that make up the song’s melody. Remember to relax and go at your own pace. Press the following notes in succession:
A – B – C# – B – B – B – B – A – E – C# – A – B – C# – B – B – B – B – A – B – A – A – B – C# – B – B – B – B – A – E – C# – A – B – C# – B – B – B – B – A – B – A – C# – B – C# – B – C# – B – C# – C# – B – C# – B – A – C# – B – A – G# – E – E – E – E – E – E – B – A – B – B – A – B – A – C# – B – C# – B – A – C# – B – C# – C# – B – C# – B – C# – B – A – G# – E – E – E – B – A – B – B – A – B – A – C# – B – A – D – C# – B – D – C# – B – G# – A – G# – F# – E – D – C# – B – B – D – C# – B – D – C# – G# – G# – A – G# – F# – E – D – E – B – B – E – B – B – E – B – B – A – G# – A – G# – F# – E – D – C# – B – C# – B – C# – B – C# – C# – B – C# – B – C# – B – A – G# – E – E – E – E – E – E – B – A – B – B – A – B – A – C# – B – C# – B – A – C# – B – C# – C# – E – C# – B – C# – B – A – G# – E – E – E – B – A – B – B – A – B – A – C# – B – A – D – C# – B – D – C# – B – G# – A – G# – F# – E – D – C# – B – B – D – C# – B – D – C# – G# – G# – A – G# – F# – E – D – E – B – B – E – B – B – E – B – B – A – G# – A – G# – F# – E – D – B – B – B – B – B – B – B – B – B – B – A – B – B – B – A – B – B – B – B – B – B – A – B – B – B – B – B – B – B – B – B – B – A – B – B – B – A – B – B – B – B – B – B – A – A – B – C# – B – B – B – B – A – E – C# – A – B – C# – B – B – B – B – A – B – A – A – B – C# – B – B – B – B – A – E – C# – A – B – C# – B – B – B – B – A – B – G# – A – G# – F# – E – D – E – B – B – E – B – B – E – B – B – A – A – B – C# – B – B – B – B – A – E – C#.
By practicing the note combinations of As It Was several times, you’ll become more and more comfortable until you can play the whole melody without difficulty. Take the time to repeat this sequence of notes as often as necessary to improve your skill and feel perfectly at ease with this song.
As It Was on the piano: the notes of the right hand.
As promised at the start of this article, we’re going to help you even further by sharing our video tutorials. So here’s the first one, detailing the notes for playing As It Was with the right hand. The procedure is simple: press the keys on your keyboard as indicated on the screen, and hold the key for as long as the note is in contact with the virtual keyboard in the video.
Watch the video carefully and try your hand at reproducing what you see on the screen!
Congratulations! You’ve played the whole melody of this song!
Now let’s move on to learning the notes to play with your left hand for Harry Styles’ As It Was.
Play the notes ofAs It Was with the right hand on an interactive app
La Touche Musicale app waits for you to play the right note with your right hand on your piano before moving on to the next one.
For the left hand in As It Was, we generally use accompaniment to add chords or rhythmic patterns to support the melody played with the right hand. This practice enriches the music by providing a harmonic and rhythmic foundation.
As with the right hand, let’s begin by identifying the first chord to be played for the piano accompaniment of As It Was. The first notes to be played are B, D and F#.
B, D and F# are the first notes to be played with the left hand for the song As It Was on piano.
Did you find the notes on your keyboard? Perfect!
Now let’s move on to the whole sequence to be played with your left hand:
B + D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – B + E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – A + C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – A + D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – B + D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – B + E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – A + C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – A + D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – B + D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – B + E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – A + C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – A + D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – B + D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – B + E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – A + C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – A + D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – B + D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – B + E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – A + C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – A + D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – B + D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – B + E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – A + C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – A + D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – B + D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – B + E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – A + C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – A + D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – B + D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – B + E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – A + C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – A + D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – B + D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – B + E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – A + C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – A + D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – B + D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – B + E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – A + C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – A + D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – B + D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – B + E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – A + C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – A + D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – B + D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – B + E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – A + C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – A + A – A + A – G# + G# – G# + G# – F# + F# – F# + F# – E + E – E + E – A + A – A + A – G# + G# – G# + G# – F# + F# – F# + F# – E + E – E + E – A + A – A + A – G# + G# – G# + G# – F# + F# – F# + F# – E + E – E + E – A + D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – B + D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – D + F# – B + E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – E + G# – A + C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E – C# + E.
As It Was on the piano: the notes of the left hand.
As with the right hand, our video tutorial is here to guide you through learning the left-hand notes for the captivating piano song As It Was.
If you find that the notes scroll too quickly, don’t hesitate to slow down the video to give yourself time to position your fingers correctly on the keyboard between each note (Settings > Playback speed).
Play the notes of As It Was with the left hand on an interactive app
The La Touche Musicale app waits for you to play the correct note with your left hand on your piano before moving on to the next.
Congratulations! You’ve mastered the left-hand piano accompaniment to As It Was! You’re making great progress. Now let’s move on to the next step: playing this song using both hands simultaneously on the keyboard.
Keep up the good work!
A challenge often encountered by piano beginners is hand dissociation, i.e. the ability to play with both hands at the same time on the keyboard.
This can be difficult at first, as the brain has to coordinate the movements of both hands quickly and precisely, which can be a complex task. It therefore requires a lot of practice to acquire fluency and ease.
To optimize your learning, we recommend dividing the piece into short sequences of a few seconds each. Avoid excessively long parts of 30 to 40 seconds, which may be too difficult to master at first. Start slowly with each short sequence, then gradually increase the pace as you gain confidence.
This gradual approach allows your brain to assimilate information efficiently, which promotes lasting learning. The use of learning tools such as La Touche Musicale can also be beneficial in supporting your progress.
As It Was on the piano: the notes of both hands.
Here’s the third and final tutorial video, where you’ll discover the notes to be played with both hands simultaneously on the keyboard. Take the time to carefully observe each descending note and its respective duration, as well as the precise moment at which it must be played to follow the rhythm of the music. Pay particular attention to the synchronization of your two hands, as this is of crucial importance at this stage of learning the song.
Don’t hesitate to pause the video as the notes approach the virtual keyboard. This will allow you to reposition your fingers on your own piano before playing the notes at the right moment.
If you prefer to adjust your movements while listening to the music, you’ll certainly appreciate the fact that these videos come from our La Touche Musicale application.
This app offers various interactive ways of playing your favorite songs, including an option where the progress of the music depends on your correct playing of the notes. What’s more, it displays note names on the screen, which can be useful for learning. We recommend that you use this function as a complementary teaching tool to this online guide.
With a vast selection of tunes covering different genres and levels of difficulty, our app can enrich your musical experience. Are you ready to explore?
Play the notes of As It Was with both hands on an interactive app
The La Touche Musicale app waits for you to play the right notes with both hands on your piano before moving on to the next.
Congratulations! You’ve just played every note of As It Was on the piano with both hands in sync!
Our blog is full of similar tutorials, and we invite you to take a look at the list. In the meantime, here’s a small selection we’ve put together for you:
In addition to teaching you how to play the notes of this song on the piano, we’re also sharing the link to download the sheet music for As It Was in PDF format. You’ll be able to delight your friends and family with the sweet notes of this composition.
Congratulations on your progress! Keep practicing with passion and let the music take you to new discoveries.
Don’t forget that you can also boost your learning with our La Touche Musicale application!
See you soon for new adventures!
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