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How to play Giant (This Then Is Texas) on piano
- C major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- 1956
- Medium
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Learn Giant (This Then Is Texas) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Em – F – G7 – C
How it goes
Giant (This Then Is Texas) sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; F is F, A and C; 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.
EmiiiFIVG7V7CI- EmE · G · B
- FF · A · C
- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Groovy roots
How it goes
Notes jump around the “ands”, giving the bass a funky bounce. Musicians call it root bass · syncopated 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 363 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Bouncy bells
How it goes
A high bell note, then chords bouncing on every “and”. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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: Dm – G7 – C
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DmG7C- DmD · F · A
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Questions about Giant (This Then Is Texas)
What chords are in Giant (This Then Is Texas)?
The loop is Em – F – G7 – C (iii – IV – V7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on Dm – G7 – C.
What key is Giant (This Then Is Texas) in?
C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Giant (This Then Is Texas)?
Groovy roots: root bass · syncopated 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Giant (This Then Is Texas) 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.