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How to play A Couple Of Swells on piano

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Learn A Couple Of Swells in 5 steps

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

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Chords: G7 – C – F – C
How it goes
A Couple Of Swells sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G7 is G, B, D and F; C is C, E and G; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
G7V7CIFIVCI
- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
106 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Hopscotch steps
How it goes
Step, step, skip a beat, step: like hopping over a square. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 668 songs of the library.
Hopscotch stepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Springy chords
How it goes
A quick double skip at the start, then steady chords to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Springy chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 140 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.
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Ending: C – F – C
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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What chords are in A Couple Of Swells?

The loop is G7 – C – F – C (V7 – I – IV – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – F – C.

What key is A Couple Of Swells in?

C major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in A Couple Of Swells?

Hopscotch steps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is A Couple Of Swells 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.