Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Blue Jeans on piano
By Lana Del Rey
- F minor
- 4/4
- 60 BPM
- Tricky
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Blue Jeans in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Fm – Eb – Bb – Fm
How it goes
Blue Jeans sits in F minor: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmiEbVIIBbIVFmi- FmF · Ab · C
- EbEb · G · Bb
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
How it goes
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hailstones
How it goes
The top note rattles in very quick bursts, like hail on a window. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 60 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 – Fm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbFm- DbDb · F · Ab
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Questions about Blue Jeans
What chords are in Blue Jeans?
The loop is Fm – Eb – Bb – Fm (i – bVII – IV – i) in F minor, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Fm.
What key is Blue Jeans in?
F minor, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Blue Jeans?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Blue Jeans easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky 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.