Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Village Ghetto on piano
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- Db major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Village Ghetto in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ab – Bbm – Eb7 – Ab
How it goes
Village Ghetto sits in Db major: Db is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbVBbmviEb7II7AbV- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbmBb · Db · F
- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Doorbell twinkle
How it goes
A chord rings, then two middle notes twinkle in quick turns. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: Db – Ab – Db
How it goes
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbAbDb- DbDb · F · Ab
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Questions about Village Ghetto
What chords are in Village Ghetto?
The loop is Ab – Bbm – Eb7 – Ab (V – vi – II7 – V) in Db major, and the song ends on Db – Ab – Db.
What key is Village Ghetto in?
Db major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Village Ghetto?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Village Ghetto 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.