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How to play Feather On The Clyde on piano

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Learn Feather On The Clyde in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Cm – Eb – Ab – Eb
Feather On The Clyde sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmviEbIAbIVEbI
- CmC · Eb · G
- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb
25 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Walking roots
One low note on every beat, steady as walking feet. Musicians call it root bass · quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Walking rootsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Soft chords
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Soft chordsBlock chords · BalladRight handEasy
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Both hands at 112 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb
- BbBb · D · F

What chords are in Feather On The Clyde?

The loop is Cm – Eb – Ab – Eb (vi – I – IV – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Feather On The Clyde in?

Eb major, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Feather On The Clyde?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Feather On The Clyde 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.