Charlie Brown Theme Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Charlie Brown Theme in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: D7 – G – G7 – C
Charlie Brown Theme 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; G7 is G, B, D and F; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
D7V7GIG7I7CIV
- D7D · F# · A · C
- GG · B · D
- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
78 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Jazz walk
One note per beat, strolling like a jazz bassist. Musicians call it walking bass (walking bass), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Jazz walkWalking bass · Blues and boogie-woogieLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Hurrying chords
Calm chords in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hurrying chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handMedium
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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.
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Ending: A7 – D7 – G
The last chords are II7 – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
A7D7G
- A7A · C# · E · G

What chords are in Charlie Brown Theme?

The loop is D7 – G – G7 – C (V7 – I – I7 – IV) in G major, and the song ends on A7 – D7 – G.

What key is Charlie Brown Theme in?

G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Charlie Brown Theme?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Charlie Brown Theme 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.