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How to play Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.) on piano

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Learn Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.) in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Bb – Eb – F – Eb
How it goes
Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.) sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIEbIVFVEbIV
- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
49 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Pop heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Sprint-and-stop chords
How it goes
Four quick chords in the first half, then a calm, empty second half. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Sprint-and-stop chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 108 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.
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Ending: Eb – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb

What chords are in Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.)?

The loop is Bb – Eb – F – Eb (I – IV – V – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.) in?

Bb major, at about 108 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.)?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.) 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.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.