Piano chords · Waltz garden
How to play Chimp In A Suit on piano
By David Yazbek
- F major
- 3/4
- 160 BPM
- 2004
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Chimp In A Suit in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – Bb – Eb – Cm
How it goes
Chimp In A Suit sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Bb is Bb, D and F; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIBbIVEbbVIICmv- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Waltz stride
How it goes
A deep bass, a chord above, then the octave: a leaping waltz. Musicians call it stride (3/4) (stride & boom-chick), a medium pattern heard in 215 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Waltz bells
How it goes
A single high note, then two chords: ding, dong, dong in three. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- CC · E · G
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Questions about Chimp In A Suit
What chords are in Chimp In A Suit?
The loop is F – Bb – Eb – Cm (I – IV – bVII – v) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Chimp In A Suit in?
F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Chimp In A Suit?
Waltz stride: stride (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Chimp In A Suit 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.