Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play Cut Every Corner on piano
By The Simpsons
- F major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- 1997
- Easy
Learn Cut Every Corner in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G#dim – Gm – C7 – F
Cut Every Corner sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G#dim is G#, B and D; Gm is G, Bb and D; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
G#dimbiii°GmiiC7V7FI- G#dimG# · B · D
- GmG · Bb · D
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- 2
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.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
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Questions about Cut Every Corner
What chords are in Cut Every Corner?
The loop is G#dim – Gm – C7 – F (biiio – ii – V7 – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Cut Every Corner in?
F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Cut Every Corner?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Cut Every Corner 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.