Piano chords · Old-time stride
How to play Fight The Dragons on piano
Written by Andrew Lippa
- F major
- 2/2
- 156 BPM
- 2014
- Easy
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Learn Fight The Dragons in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – G – F – Csus4
How it goes
Fight The Dragons sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; G is G, B and D; Csus4 is C, F and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIGIIFICsus4Vsus4- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
- Csus4C · F · G
- 2
Left hand: Oom-pah
How it goes
A bass note, then three soft chords: oom, pah, pah, pah. Musicians call it bass + chords (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Double-clap chords
How it goes
Quick double claps on beats 2 and 4, leaving beats 1 and 3 empty. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 156 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: F – Bbm – F
How it goes
The last chords are I – iv – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FBbmF- BbmBb · Db · F
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Questions about Fight The Dragons
What chords are in Fight The Dragons?
The loop is F – G – F – Csus4 (I5 – II – I5 – Vsus) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bbm – F.
What key is Fight The Dragons in?
F major, at about 156 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Fight The Dragons?
Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Fight The Dragons 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.