Feed The Birds (Tuppence A Bag) Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Feed The Birds (Tuppence A Bag) 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 – G7 – C
How it goes
Feed The Birds (Tuppence A Bag) 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; G7 is G, B, D and F; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
D7V7GIG7I7CIV
- D7D · F# · A · C
- GG · B · D
- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
78 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Moonlit waves
How it goes
Rolls up to a high note and back down, slow and wide in three. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (3/4) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 84 songs of the library.
Moonlit wavesOpen arpeggio · WaltzLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Sleepy waltz chords
How it goes
A long chord, then a double on beat 3: a lazy, rocking waltz. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Sleepy waltz chordsSyncopated chords · WaltzRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 135 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: Am – D7 – G
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AmD7G
- AmA · C · E

What chords are in Feed The Birds (Tuppence A Bag)?

The loop is D7 – G – G7 – C (V7 – I – I7 – IV) in G major, and the song ends on Am – D7 – G.

What key is Feed The Birds (Tuppence A Bag) in?

G major, at about 135 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Feed The Birds (Tuppence A Bag)?

Moonlit waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Feed The Birds (Tuppence A Bag) 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.