Piano chords · Lullaby boat
How to play Are We Downhearted? No! on piano
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- Bb major
- 6/8
- 105 BPM
- 1914
- Medium
Learn Are We Downhearted? No! in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D7 – Gm – Cm – Gm
Are We Downhearted? No! sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D7 is D, F#, A and C; Gm is G, Bb and D; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
D7III7GmviCmiiGmvi- D7D · F# · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Pirate-ship sway
Bass, chord, bass, chord in a lilting long-short swing. Musicians call it lh chords (6/8) (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in 45 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hammock chords
Long-short, long-short: soft chords sway like a hammock. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 105 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: Cm – F7 – Bb
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CmF7Bb- F7F · A · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Are We Downhearted? No!
What chords are in Are We Downhearted? No!?
The loop is D7 – Gm – Cm – Gm (III7 – vi – ii – vi) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – F7 – Bb.
What key is Are We Downhearted? No! in?
Bb major, at about 105 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Are We Downhearted? No!?
Pirate-ship sway: lh chords (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Are We Downhearted? No! 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.