Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: B7 – E – B7 – E
How it goes
Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: B7 is B, D#, F# and A; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
B7V7EIB7V7EI
- B7B · D# · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
414 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Stride jumps
How it goes
Deep bass, then a chord in the middle: the left hand leaps. Musicians call it stride (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in 961 songs of the library.
Stride jumpsStride & boom-chick · StrideLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Hand-clap chords
How it goes
Rests on beat 1, then clap-clap on 2 and one more clap on 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hand-clap chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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: E – B7 – E
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EB7E

What chords are in Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk?

The loop is B7 – E – B7 – E (V7 – I – V7 – I) in E major, and the song ends on E – B7 – E.

What key is Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk in?

E major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk?

Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.