Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play And The Grass Won’t Pay No Mind on piano
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- C major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- IV–I–IV–I loop
- Medium
Learn And The Grass Won’t Pay No Mind in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – C – F – C
And The Grass Won’t Pay No Mind sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIVCIFIVCI- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Double-tap drop
The same note twice, long then short, then a drop to a lower note. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 336 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Spinning lantern
Notes circle up through the chord and widen, like a spinning lantern. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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 – F – C
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CFC
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Questions about And The Grass Won’t Pay No Mind
What chords are in And The Grass Won’t Pay No Mind?
The loop is F – C – F – C (IV – I – IV – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – F – C.
What key is And The Grass Won’t Pay No Mind in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in And The Grass Won’t Pay No Mind?
Double-tap drop: broken chord 8-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is And The Grass Won’t Pay No Mind 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.