Piano chords · Blues & boogie

How to play Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans on piano

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Learn Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans in 5 steps

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

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Chords: C – G7 – C – G7 – Em7 – Am7 – D7 – Em – Fdim
How it goes
Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 9 chords: C is C, E and G; G7 is G, B, D and F; Em7 is E, G, B and D; Am7 is A, C, E and G; D7 is D, F#, A and C; Em is E, G and B; Fdim is F, Ab and Cb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIG7V7CIG7V7Em7iii7Am7vi7D7II7EmiiiFdimiv°
- CC · E · G
- G7G · B · D · F
- Em7E · G · B · D
- Am7A · C · E · G
- D7D · F# · A · C
- EmE · G · B
- FdimF · Ab · Cb
414 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Velvet jazz
How it goes
Two soft notes on each beat: the cozy colour of old jazz ballads. Musicians call it lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Velvet jazzLeft-hand chords · Blues and boogie-woogieLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Push chords
How it goes
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
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Both hands at 110 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: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC
- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D

What chords are in Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?

The loop is C – G7 – C – G7 – Em7 – Am7 – D7 – Em – Fdim (I – V7 – I – V7 – iii7 – vi7 – II7 – iii – iv°) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans in?

C major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?

Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 9 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.