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How to play All Kinds of People on piano
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- Ab major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- Easy
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Learn All Kinds of People in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ab – Bbm – Gb – Eb7
How it goes
All Kinds of People sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Gb is Gb, Bb and Db; Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIBbmiiGbbVIIEb7V7- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbmBb · Db · F
- GbGb · Bb · Db
- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
- 2
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.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch bells
How it goes
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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 – Eb7 – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEb7Ab- DbDb · F · Ab
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Questions about All Kinds of People
What chords are in All Kinds of People?
The loop is Ab – Bbm – Gb – Eb7 (I – ii – bVII – V7) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb7 – Ab.
What key is All Kinds of People in?
Ab major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in All Kinds of People?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is All Kinds of People 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.