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How to play Lady on piano

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Learn Lady in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: Dm – Bb – C – Dm
How it goes
Lady sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; Bb is Bb, D and F; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmviBbIVCVDmvi
- DmD · F · A
- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
39 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Jogging footsteps
How it goes
A calm start, then quick jogging notes through the middle of the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 159 songs of the library.
Jogging footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 68 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: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF
- FF · A · C

What chords are in Lady?

The loop is Dm – Bb – C – Dm (vi – IV – V – vi) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Lady in?

F major, at about 68 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Lady?

Jogging footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Lady 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.