Piano chords · Old-time stride
How to play Give My Regards To Broadway on piano
- C major
- 2/4
- 108 BPM
- 1994
- Medium
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Learn Give My Regards To Broadway in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D7 – G7 – C – G7
How it goes
Give My Regards To Broadway sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D7 is D, 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.
D7II7G7V7CIG7V7- D7D · F# · A · C
- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Ragtime bounce
How it goes
Quick bass-chord-bass-chord: the bouncy left hand of ragtime. Musicians call it boom-chick (2/4) (stride & boom-chick), a medium pattern heard in 137 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Marching chords
How it goes
Two chords per bar, left-right, like a happy little march. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 108 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: C – G7 – C
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CG7C
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Questions about Give My Regards To Broadway
What chords are in Give My Regards To Broadway?
The loop is D7 – G7 – C – G7 (II7 – V7 – I – V7) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.
What key is Give My Regards To Broadway in?
C major, at about 108 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in Give My Regards To Broadway?
Ragtime bounce: boom-chick (2/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Give My Regards To Broadway 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.