Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play Greenwich on piano
- C major
- 4/4
- 112 BPM
- 1958
- Medium
Learn Greenwich in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am – F – E7 – Am
Greenwich sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; F is F, A and C; E7 is E, G#, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmviFIVE7III7Amvi- AmA · C · E
- FF · A · C
- E7E · G# · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Jazz walk
One note per beat, strolling like a jazz bassist. Musicians call it walking bass (walking bass), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Deep-breath chords
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.
- 4
Both hands at 112 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: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
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Questions about Greenwich
What chords are in Greenwich?
The loop is Am – F – E7 – Am (vi – IV – III7 – vi) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Greenwich in?
C major, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Greenwich?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Greenwich 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.