Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play Goody Goody on piano
- C major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 1936
- Medium
Learn Goody Goody in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A7 – Dm – A7 – Dm
Goody Goody sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A7 is A, C#, E and G; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
A7VI7DmiiA7VI7Dmii- A7A · C# · E · G
- DmD · F · A
- 2
Left hand: Boogie walker
A walking line that climbs and falls through the chord. Musicians call it boogie-woogie line (boogie & shuffle), a medium pattern heard in 807 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Push chords
Two quick chords and a push just before beat 3, then space. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 BPM
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
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DmG7C- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
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Questions about Goody Goody
What chords are in Goody Goody?
The loop is A7 – Dm – A7 – Dm (VI7 – ii – VI7 – ii) in C major, and the song ends on Dm – G7 – C.
What key is Goody Goody in?
C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Goody Goody?
Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Goody Goody 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.