Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Ghetto Gospel on piano
By Tupac Shakur
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- IV–V–vi–V loop
- 2004
- Medium
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Learn Ghetto Gospel in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Db – Eb – Fm – Eb
How it goes
Ghetto Gospel sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Db is Db, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Fm is F, Ab and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbIVEbVFmviEbV- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FmF · Ab · C
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
How it goes
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Soft chords
How it goes
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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: Db – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- AbAb · C · Eb
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Questions about Ghetto Gospel
What chords are in Ghetto Gospel?
The loop is Db – Eb – Fm – Eb (IV – V – vi – V) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Ghetto Gospel in?
Ab major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Ghetto Gospel?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Ghetto Gospel 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.