Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play C'est Si Bon on piano
By Henri Betti
- G major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 1950
- Medium
Learn C'est Si Bon in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D7 – G – Em – D7
C'est Si Bon sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D7 is D, F#, A and C; G is G, B and D; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
D7V7GIEmviD7V7- D7D · F# · A · C
- GG · B · D
- EmE · G · B
- 2
Left hand: Bobbing boat
High, higher, then a dive to the bottom and back: a bobbing boat. Musicians call it open arpeggio 8-12-1-8 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 141 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Offbeat skank
Chords only on the “and”: reggae and swing. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
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Questions about C'est Si Bon
What chords are in C'est Si Bon?
The loop is D7 – G – Em – D7 (V7 – I – vi – V7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is C'est Si Bon in?
G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in C'est Si Bon?
Bobbing boat: open arpeggio 8-12-1-8, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is C'est Si Bon 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.