Piano chords · Old-time stride
How to play Don’t Have Any More Missus Moore on piano
By Lily Morris
- Bb major
- 2/4
- 100 BPM
- I–V7–I–I7 loop
- 1926
- Medium
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Learn Don’t Have Any More Missus Moore in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – F7 – Bb – Bb7
How it goes
Don’t Have Any More Missus Moore sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIF7V7BbIBb7I7- BbBb · D · F
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- 2
Left hand: Brass-band march
How it goes
A bold open chord, then a low note: oom-pah like a marching band. Musicians call it lh power fifths (2/4) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in 234 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Sleigh bells
How it goes
A high note and two quick chords in a short bar, jingling along. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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.
- 5
Ending: Cm – F7 – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CmF7Bb- CmC · Eb · G
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Questions about Don’t Have Any More Missus Moore
What chords are in Don’t Have Any More Missus Moore?
The loop is Bb – F7 – Bb – Bb7 (I – V7 – I – I7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – F7 – Bb.
What key is Don’t Have Any More Missus Moore in?
Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in Don’t Have Any More Missus Moore?
Brass-band march: lh power fifths (2/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Don’t Have Any More Missus Moore easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.