Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play A Bunch Of Thyme on piano
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- F major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- I–V–IV–I loop
- Medium
Learn A Bunch Of Thyme in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: F – C – Bb – F
A Bunch Of Thyme sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FICVBbIVFI- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- BbBb · D · F
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Left hand: River roll
Flows up five notes with a little step near the top, like a river. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-9-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 242 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Late-knock chords
One chord, a long wait, then a quick knock-knock at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 BPM
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 – Bb – F
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FBbF
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Questions about A Bunch Of Thyme
What chords are in A Bunch Of Thyme?
The loop is F – C – Bb – F (I – V – IV – I) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb – F.
What key is A Bunch Of Thyme in?
F major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A Bunch Of Thyme?
River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-8-9-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Bunch Of Thyme 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.