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How to play Delishious on piano

By George Gershwin

  • Eb major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 1931
  • Easy
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Left hand Froggy bounceRight hand Steady chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn Delishious in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: F7 – Fb7 – Eb – Bb7

    Delishious sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Fb7 is Fb, Ab, Cb and Ebb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    F7II7Fb7bII7EbIBb7V7
    • F7F · A · C · Eb
    • Fb7Fb · Ab · Cb · Ebb
    • EbEb · G · Bb
    • Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
  2. 2

    Left hand: Froggy bounce

    Fifth, high root, low root, high root: a jolly hopping country bass. Musicians call it broken chord 5-8-1-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 133 songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Steady chords

    A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 100 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. 5

    Ending: Fm – Ab – Eb

    The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    FmAbEb
    • FmF · Ab · C
    • AbAb · C · Eb

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Questions about Delishious

What chords are in Delishious?

The loop is F7 – Fb7 – Eb – Bb7 (II7 – bII7 – I – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Fm – Ab – Eb.

What key is Delishious in?

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

What does the left hand play in Delishious?

Froggy bounce: broken chord 5-8-1-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Delishious 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.