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How to play Be A Clown on piano

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Learn Be A Clown in 5 steps

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

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Chords: C – G7 – C – G7
Be A Clown sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIG7V7CIG7V7
- CC · E · G
- G7G · B · D · F
222 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Marching giant
Thick three-note chords on every beat, rocking between two shapes. Musicians call it lh triads (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Marching giantLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hopscotch chordsBlock chords · StrideRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 160 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.
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Ending: C – G7 – C
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CG7C

What chords are in Be A Clown?

The loop is C – G7 – C – G7 (I – V7 – I – V7) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.

What key is Be A Clown in?

C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Be A Clown?

Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Be A Clown 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.