America Town Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn America Town in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: G – Csus4 – G – Csus4
America Town sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Csus4 is C, F and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GICsus4IVsus4GICsus4IVsus4
- GG · B · D
- Csus4C · F · G
30 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Hiccup heartbeat
A tiny hiccup just before beat 3, then a push on the “and”. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 121 songs of the library.
Hiccup heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Fairy lights
A chord, then two bright notes blinking like fairy lights. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Fairy lightsTwo-note ostinato · BalladRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 88 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: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG
- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A

What chords are in America Town?

The loop is G – Csus4 – G – Csus4 (I – IVsus – I – IVsus) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is America Town in?

G major, at about 88 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in America Town?

Hiccup heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is America Town 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.