Five Feet High And Rising Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Five Feet High And Rising in 5 steps

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

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Chords: F – Bb – F – Gm
How it goes
Five Feet High And Rising sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Bb is Bb, D and F; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIBbIVFIGmii
- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
- GmG · Bb · D
75 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Trampoline bounce
How it goes
Root, a jump up, a dip down, a jump up: a country-style bounce. Musicians call it broken chord 8-12-5-12 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 257 songs of the library.
Trampoline bounceBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Slow-down chords
How it goes
Quick chords rush through the first half, then slow down to land on 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Slow-down chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 120 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: F – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FCF
- CC · E · G

What chords are in Five Feet High And Rising?

The loop is F – Bb – F – Gm (I – IV – I – ii) in F major, and the song ends on F – C – F.

What key is Five Feet High And Rising in?

F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Five Feet High And Rising?

Trampoline bounce: broken chord 8-12-5-12, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Five Feet High And Rising 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.