Golden Hour - Piano Tutorial with Letter Notes (2024)

Look closely at the diagram of the piano keyboard above. You’ll notice that the black notes always follow a regular sequence: two notes, then three, two again, then three, and so on.

For example, if you’re looking for the note C, look at the groups of two black notes. This is because the note C is always to the left of the group of two black notes. Then press the white key to the left of the first note in this group, and you’ve identified C!

It’s essential to practice quickly recognizing each note on the keyboard. Then you’ll be ready to play the notes of Golden Hour on the piano.

Perfect! You’ve successfully completed the first step in familiarizing yourself with the piano keyboard! Now we’re going to start learning the song Golden Hour.

To facilitate your progress, we’ll show you the first note to play for this melody: the F# note.

Congratulations! You’ve spotted the F# note on the keyboard! You’ve got your starting point, ready to begin the Golden Hour melody with your right hand. Now play the following notes one after the other on your keyboard:

F# – A – B – C# – B – G# – F# – A – B – C# – B – G# – F# – A – B – C# – B – G# – F# – A – B – C# – B – G# – E – G# – B – C# – B – G# – E – G# – B – C# – B – G# – E – G# – B – C# – B – G# – E – G# – B – C# – B – G# – E – F# – A – B – A – F# – E – F# – A – B – A – F# – E – F# – A – B – A – F# – E – F# – A – B – A – F# – D# – E – F# – G# – F# – E – D# – E – F# – G# – F# – E – D# – E – F# – G# – F# – E – D# – E – F# – G# – F# – E – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – F# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – F# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – F# – E – G# – F# – G# – F# – G# – F# – G# – F# – G# – F# – E – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – F# – E – G# – B – C# – C# – D# – E – C# – D# – D# – C# – B – B – G# – D# – C# – B – D# – C# – B – B – A – E – B – A – G# – G# – C# – E – F# – G# – C# – D# – B – A – G# – F# – C# – E – D# – D# – E – F# – G# – C# – D# – B – A – G# – C# – E – D# – D – D – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – F# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – F# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – F# – E – G# – F# – G# – F# – G# – F# – G# – F# – G# – F# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – F# – F# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – F# – F# – G# – G# – G# – F# – E – G# – B – C# – C# – D# – E – C# – D# – D# – C# – B – B – G# – D# – C# – B – D# – C# – B – B – A – E – B – A – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – F# – E – G# – B – C# – C# – D# – E – C# – D# – D# – C# – B – B – G# – D# – C# – B – D# – C# – B – B – A – E – B – A – G# – G# – C# – E – F# – G# – C# – D# – B – A – G# – F# – C# – E – D# – D# – E – F# – G# – C# – D# – B – A – G# – C# – E – D# – D – D – G# – C# – D# – B – A – G# – D# – E – F# – G# – F# – E – D# – E – F# – G# – F# – E – D# – E – F# – G# – F# – G# – B – C# – B – G# – F# – G# – B – C# – B – G# – F# – G# – B – C# – B – G# – C# – D# – B – A – G# – D# – E – F# – G# – F# – E – D# – E – F# – G# – F# – E – D# – E – F# – G# – F# – E – D# – E – F# – G# – F# – E – D# – E – F# – G# – F# – E – D – E – F# – G# – F# – E – D – E – F# – G# – F# – E – G# – E – C# – G# – D# – B – F# – D – C# – A – F# – D – C# – E – B – E – G# – A# – C# – E – F# – C# – A# – F# – C#

By repeating this sequence of notes regularly, using your right hand on the keys, you’ll gradually build up your fluency until you’ve mastered the entire sequence. We recommend that you take the time to play slowly at first, so that you can assimilate the notes of Golden Hour on the piano.

There’s nothing like a video to boost your learning! We advise you to consult it, as it will guide you precisely on which keys to press with your right hand to interpret the song’s melody impeccably.

The procedure is as follows: follow the notes on the screen, and press the appropriate keys as they appear on the virtual keyboard. Enjoy your training!

So pleased with yourself! You can! You’ve learned to play the Golden Hour melody! Just a few more steps and you’ll be able to play this musical nugget.

Now we’d like to move on to the accompaniment with the left hand.

By the way, do you know the difference between melody and accompaniment? Melody is the main, singing part of the music, usually played with the right hand on the piano. The accompaniment, played with the left hand, is like the backdrop, with chords or repetitive sequences of notes played with a certain rhythm. The accompaniment supports the melody and adds richness to the music.

The method for learning to play Golden Hour’s left-hand piano notes will be identical. We’ll start by telling you the initial note of the accompaniment and showing you its location on the keyboard.

The first note your left hand will press is an A :

Now that the note A is on the keyboard. Let’s look at the notes our left hand should play, just as we did for the right hand. Play these notes in the order specified to master Golden Hour’s piano accompaniment. Let’s go!

A – C# – E – C# – E – C# – A – C# – E – C# – E – C# – A – C# – E – C# – E – C# – A – C# – E – C# – E – C# – G# – B – D# – B – D# – B – G# – B – D# – B – D# – B – G# – B – D# – B – D# – B – G – B – D# – B – D# – B – F# – A – C# – A – C# – A – F# – A – C# – A – C# – A – F# – A – C# – A – C# – A – F# – A – C# – A – C# – A – E – G# – B – G# – B – G# – E – G# – B – G# – B – G# – E – G# – B – G# – B – G# – E – G# – B – G# – B – G# – A – C# – E – C# – E – C# – A – C# – E – C# – E – C# – A – C# – E – C# – E – C# – A – C# – E – C# – E – C# – G# – B – D# – B – D# – B – G# – B – D# – B – D# – B – G# – B – D# – B – D# – B – G – B – D# – B – D# – B – F# – A – C# – A – C# – A – F# – A – C# – A – C# – A – F# – A – C# – A – C# – A – F# – A – C# – A – C# – A – E – G# – B – G# – B – G# – E – G# – B – G# – B – G# – E – G# – B – G# – B – G# – E – G# – B – G# – B – G# – A – G# – A – G# – G# – F# – G# – G – F# – E – F# – C# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – A – G# – E – A – A – G# – G# – F# – E – D# – G# – E – E – F# – F# – G# – A – G# – E – A – A – G# – G# – F# – E – D# – G# – E – E – F# – F# – G# – A – C# – E – C# – E – C# – A – C# – E – C# – E – C# – A – C# – E – C# – E – C# – A – C# – E – C# – E – C# – G# – B – D# – B – D# – B – G# – B – D# – B – D# – B – G# – B – D# – B – D# – B – G – B – D# – B – D# – B – F# – A – C# – A – C# – A – F# – A – C# – A – C# – A – F# – A – C# – A – C# – A – F# – A – C# – A – C# – A – E – G# – B – G# – B – G# – E – G# – B – G# – B – G# – E – G# – B – G# – B – G# – E – A – G# – A – G# – G# – F# – G# – G – F# – E – F# – C# – E – D# – E – D# – A – G# – A – G# – G# – F# – G# – G – F# – E – F# – C# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – G# – A – G# – E – A – A – G# – G# – F# – E – D# – G# – E – E – F# – F# – G# – A – G# – E – A – A – G# – G# – F# – E – D# – G# – E – E – F# – F# – G# – E – B – B – B – B – B – B – E – B – B – D# – D# – D# – D# – E – G# – A – G# – F# – E – C – E – F# – G# – A – G# – E – D# – D – C# – B – F# – C# – F#

It’s very important to practice this piece over and over again until you feel totally at ease. The more you practice, the more you’ll be able to play these notes smoothly and faultlessly. You’ll get there, just keep practicing with motivation, just as you’re doing now!

Of course, we’re always keen to make things easier for you. So we’ve also created a video tutorial to guide you through how to play the notes of this pop song with your left hand. Watch the video carefully, identify each note and press the corresponding keys on your keyboard.

Take your time and practice regularly. Don’t hesitate to divide the song into smaller sections to make learning easier. As a first step, you can also slow down the speed of our video to better understand the sequence of notes in Golden Hour’s piano accompaniment.

Great! You’ve successfully played the melody with your right hand and the accompaniment with your left for the song Golden Hour on your keyboard.

Now let the magic happen by synchronizing your two hands for a complete, intoxicating performance.

Let’s hear it! We’re taking you with us on this final journey!

Playing the piano with both hands requires delicacy, coordination and a little patience. Synchronizing the movements of both hands can be a little challenging at first.

That’s why we’ve provided a few tips to help you learn to play the notes of Golden Hour on the piano with both hands:

1. Start slowly and increase the speed as you go along (play along with the video’s playback speed).
2. Break the piece down into smaller parts. Master each part before moving on to the next.
3. Concentrate first on the series of notes to be played with your right hand for each part.
4. Then tackle the series of notes for the left hand.
5. Finish by coordinating your two hands progressively part by part.
6. Practice intensively so that you feel comfortable afterwards.
7. Don’t hesitate to use our La Touche Musicale app in learning mode – it’s often a great help.

Mastering this last step takes more than five minutes. Visualize the final goal as a source of motivation!

This latest video tutorial shows you how to play notes with both hands. Follow the instructions in the video and take your time.

If the rhythm seems a little too fast, don’t hesitate to slow down or pause the video. This will allow you to position your fingers comfortably on the keyboard to play the notes of Golden Hour on the piano.

Tip: with the interactive app La Touche Musicale, there’s no need to pause the song: the app waits patiently for you to play the right note before continuing, and frankly, it helps enormously!

Fantastic! You’ve completed all the steps brilliantly, and now you can play the notes of Golden Hour on the piano with both hands!

As promised at the start of the tutorial, you can download the score of Golden Hour as a free PDF file.

We hope you’ve enjoyed this musical adventure!

See you soon!