A Shine On Your Shoes Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn A Shine On Your Shoes in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Bb7 – Eb – Bb7 – Eb
How it goes
A Shine On Your Shoes sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Bb7V7EbIBb7V7EbI
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
414 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Giant steps
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, low and heavy, like a giant walking. Musicians call it lh chords (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Giant stepsLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handEasy
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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
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Both hands at 120 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: Ab – Abm – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – iv – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbAbmEb
- AbAb · C · Eb
- AbmAb · Cb · Eb

What chords are in A Shine On Your Shoes?

The loop is Bb7 – Eb – Bb7 – Eb (V7 – I – V7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Abm – Eb.

What key is A Shine On Your Shoes in?

Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in A Shine On Your Shoes?

Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is A Shine On Your Shoes 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.