Down At The Twist And Shout Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Down At The Twist And Shout in 5 steps

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

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Chords: A – E – A – D
How it goes
Down At The Twist And Shout sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; E is E, G# and B; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
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- AA · C# · E
- EE · G# · B
- DD · F# · A
76 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Bluesy shrug
How it goes
A long root, then down and back up to a bluesy note. Musicians call it broken chord 8-5-7 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 73 songs of the library.
Bluesy shrugBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Double-skip chords
How it goes
Steady chords with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Double-skip chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handMedium
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Both hands at 160 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: D – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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What chords are in Down At The Twist And Shout?

The loop is A – E – A – D (I – V – I – IV) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is Down At The Twist And Shout in?

A major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Down At The Twist And Shout?

Bluesy shrug: broken chord 8-5-7, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Down At The Twist And Shout 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.