Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play On A Bus To St. Cloud on piano
Written by Gretchen Peters
- C major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1994
- Medium
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Learn On A Bus To St. Cloud in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – G – G7 – C
How it goes
On A Bus To St. Cloud sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; G is G, B and D; G7 is G, B, D and F; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIVGVG7V7CI- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Open sky
How it goes
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pop stabs
How it goes
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC
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Questions about On A Bus To St. Cloud
What chords are in On A Bus To St. Cloud?
The loop is F – G – G7 – C (IV – V – V7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is On A Bus To St. Cloud in?
C major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in On A Bus To St. Cloud?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is On A Bus To St. Cloud easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.