Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play Get Out Of Town on piano
By Cole Porter
- G major
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- 1938
- Medium
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Learn Get Out Of Town in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – Bb – Am – D7
How it goes
Get Out Of Town sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Bb is Bb, D and F; Am is A, C and E; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIBbbIIIAmiiD7V7- GG · B · D
- BbBb · D · F
- AmA · C · E
- D7D · F# · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Boogie walker
How it goes
A walking line that climbs and falls through the chord. Musicians call it boogie-woogie line (boogie & shuffle), a medium pattern heard in 807 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Freeze-tag chords
How it goes
Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 110 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: 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
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Questions about Get Out Of Town
What chords are in Get Out Of Town?
The loop is G – Bb – Am – D7 (I – bIII – ii – V7) in G major, and the song ends on Am – D7 – G.
What key is Get Out Of Town in?
G major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Get Out Of Town?
Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Get Out Of Town 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.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.