Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play Black Denim Trousers And Motorcycle Boots on piano
By The Cheers
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- III7–vi–III7–vi loop
- 1955
- Medium
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Learn Black Denim Trousers And Motorcycle Boots in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: G7 – Cm – G7 – Cm
How it goes
Black Denim Trousers And Motorcycle Boots sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G7 is G, B, D and F; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
G7III7CmviG7III7Cmvi- G7G · B · D · F
- CmC · Eb · G
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Left hand: Seesaw bass
How it goes
Low, higher, low, higher on every beat: a steady seesaw. Musicians call it root–fifth 1-5-1-5 (root–fifth bass), an easy pattern heard in 481 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
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Both hands at 120 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.
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Ending: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Black Denim Trousers And Motorcycle Boots
What chords are in Black Denim Trousers And Motorcycle Boots?
The loop is G7 – Cm – G7 – Cm (III7 – vi – III7 – vi) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Black Denim Trousers And Motorcycle Boots in?
Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Black Denim Trousers And Motorcycle Boots?
Seesaw bass: root–fifth 1-5-1-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Black Denim Trousers And Motorcycle Boots 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.