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How to play Good Ol' Ghetto on piano

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Learn Good Ol' Ghetto in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: Am – Em – Am – Em
How it goes
Good Ol' Ghetto sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmiiEmviAmiiEmvi
- AmA · C · E
- EmE · G · B
15 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Drowsy heartbeat
How it goes
Two slow notes, then a late one that slips in before the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 889 songs of the library.
Drowsy heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Deep-breath chords
How it goes
A breath on beat 1, then quick chords pumping to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Deep-breath chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 120 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: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG
- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D

What chords are in Good Ol' Ghetto?

The loop is Am – Em – Am – Em (ii – vi – ii – vi) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Good Ol' Ghetto in?

G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Good Ol' Ghetto?

Drowsy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Good Ol' Ghetto 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.