Piano chords · Old-time stride

How to play Dinah on piano

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Learn Dinah in 5 steps

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

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Chords: D7 – G – D7 – G
Dinah sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D7 is D, F#, A and C; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
D7V7GID7V7GI
- D7D · F# · A · C
- GG · B · D
414 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Stride jumps
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: Push chords
Two quick chords and a push just before beat 3, then space. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Push chordsSyncopated chords · RockRight handEasy
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.
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Ending: G – C7 – G
The last chords are I – IV7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GC7G
- C7C · E · G · Bb

What chords are in Dinah?

The loop is D7 – G – D7 – G (V7 – I – V7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – C7 – G.

What key is Dinah in?

G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Dinah?

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

Is Dinah 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.