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How to play Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea on piano
Written by Al Hoffman & Dick Manning
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 140 BPM
- V7–I–V7–I loop
- 1954
- Tricky
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Learn Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Bb7 – Eb – Bb7 – Eb
How it goes
Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Bb7V7EbIBb7V7EbI- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
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Left hand: Mountain leap
How it goes
Three notes from very low to very high, leaping across the keyboard. Musicians call it wide arpeggio 1-5-15 (wide arpeggio), a tricky pattern heard in 83 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
How it goes
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 140 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: Eb – Bb7 – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbBb7Eb
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Questions about Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea
What chords are in Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea?
The loop is Bb7 – Eb – Bb7 – Eb (V7 – I – V7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Bb7 – Eb.
What key is Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea in?
Eb major, at about 140 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea?
Mountain leap: wide arpeggio 1-5-15, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky 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.