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How to play Shake Your Booty on piano
By KC & The Sunshine Band
- C minor
- 4/4
- 112 BPM
- i–IV7–i–IV7 loop
- 1976
- Easy
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Learn Shake Your Booty in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm – F7 – Cm – F7
How it goes
Shake Your Booty sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; F7 is F, A, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmiF7IV7CmiF7IV7- CmC · Eb · G
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Leapfrog pulse
How it goes
One long note, then a quick hop that leaps right into beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2a · 3 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 153 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Tiptoe chords
How it goes
One firm chord, then three tiptoe chords between the beats. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 112 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: Ab – Bb – Cm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbCm- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Shake Your Booty
What chords are in Shake Your Booty?
The loop is Cm – F7 – Cm – F7 (i – IV7 – i – IV7) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is Shake Your Booty in?
C minor, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Shake Your Booty?
Leapfrog pulse: root bass · 1 · 2a · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Shake Your Booty easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.