Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Bein’ Green on piano
By Kermit The Frog
- G major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 1970
- Medium
Learn Bein’ Green in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: E7 – Am – D – G
Bein’ Green sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E7 is E, G#, B and D; Am is A, C and E; D is D, F# and A; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
E7VI7AmiiDVGI- E7E · G# · B · D
- AmA · C · E
- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Drowsy heartbeat
Two slow notes, then a late one that slips in before the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 889 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Rising light
Three notes climb again and again, starting just after the beat. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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: Am – D – G
The last chords are ii – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AmDG
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Questions about Bein’ Green
What chords are in Bein’ Green?
The loop is E7 – Am – D – G (VI7 – ii – V – I) in G major, and the song ends on Am – D – G.
What key is Bein’ Green in?
G major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Bein’ Green?
Drowsy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Bein’ Green 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 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.