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How to play Blame It On My Youth on piano
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Blame It On My Youth in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bbm – F7 – Bbm – Eb7
How it goes
Blame It On My Youth sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bbm is Bb, Db and F; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbmiiF7VI7BbmiiEb7V7- BbmBb · Db · F
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: Db – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb
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Questions about Blame It On My Youth
What chords are in Blame It On My Youth?
The loop is Bbm – F7 – Bbm – Eb7 (ii – VI7 – ii – V7) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Blame It On My Youth in?
Ab major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Blame It On My Youth?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Blame It On My Youth 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.