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How to play Baubles, Bangles And Beads on piano
- Ab major
- 3/4
- 125 BPM
- 1953
- Medium
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Learn Baubles, Bangles And Beads in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bbm – Eb7 – Ab – Cm
How it goes
Baubles, Bangles And Beads sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbmiiEb7V7AbICmiii- BbmBb · Db · F
- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
- AbAb · C · Eb
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Moon River roll
How it goes
A wide, flowing roll in three, the Moon River feel. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 441 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Waltz chords
How it goes
A chord on each of the three beats: a simple waltz. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 125 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: Ab – Db – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbDbAb- DbDb · F · Ab
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Questions about Baubles, Bangles And Beads
What chords are in Baubles, Bangles And Beads?
The loop is Bbm – Eb7 – Ab – Cm (ii – V7 – I – iii) in Ab major, and the song ends on Ab – Db – Ab.
What key is Baubles, Bangles And Beads in?
Ab major, at about 125 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Baubles, Bangles And Beads?
Moon River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Baubles, Bangles And Beads 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.