The Meadow (New Moon) — Alexandre Desplat: piano chords
The full chord chart for The Meadow (New Moon) by Alexandre Desplat, bar by bar in the original key — and a free player that runs the chords in time with the record while you play.
The chords in The Meadow (New Moon)
The Meadow (New Moon) by Alexandre Desplat sits in A minor at a mid-tempo 77 BPM and moves through 9 chords. The changes come often enough to keep your hands honest — a solid workout once you know your basic triads.
Full chord chart, bar by bar
| Opening: Am | F | G | E | ||
| Theme: F | G | Am | Fm | C | |
| Answer: Dm | E | Am | F | G | |
| Strings: C | Am | F | G | Em | Dm |
| Climax: C | Em | Am | F | G | E |
| Reprise: Am | F | G | E | ||
| Coda: G | F | Bb | Fm | C | Dm |
Each cell is one bar. The free player scrolls this chart in sync with the recording and listens to your playing as you go.
Song structure
- 0:01Opening
- 0:45Theme
- 1:07Answer
- 1:44Strings
- 2:31Climax
- 2:55Reprise
- 3:22Coda
Learn the chords first
If any of these shapes are new, the free chord trainer teaches every chord in A minor — from plain triads to inversions — with real-song exercises. Then come back and play the record.
Quick answers
Is The Meadow (New Moon) by Alexandre Desplat hard to play on piano?
The Meadow (New Moon) is an intermediate piece: the changes come often enough to keep your hands busy, so it suits a player who already knows their basic triads. It runs at 77 BPM.
What key is The Meadow (New Moon) by Alexandre Desplat in?
The Meadow (New Moon) is in A minor, at around 77 BPM.
What are the chords in The Meadow (New Moon) by Alexandre Desplat?
The main chords are Am, F, G, E, C, Dm, Em, Fm and more — see the full bar-by-bar chart on this page.