How to play Gun Song on piano

Learn Gun Song in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: D – G – D – Em
How it goes
Gun Song sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; G is G, B and D; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DVGIDVEmvi
- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
- EmE · G · B
31 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Rowing-boat pulse
How it goes
Six even low notes per bar, rolling along like oars on water. Musicians call it root bass · 6/8 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 240 songs of the library.
Rowing-boat pulseRoot bass rhythm · LullabyLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Rowing-boat chords
How it goes
Six even chords per bar, rolling along like oars on water. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Rowing-boat chordsSyncopated chords · LullabyRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 95 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: G – Gsus4 – G
How it goes
The last chords are I – Isus – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GGsus4G
- Gsus4G · C · D

What chords are in Gun Song?

The loop is D – G – D – Em (V – I – V – vi) in G major, and the song ends on G – Gsus4 – G.

What key is Gun Song in?

G major, at about 95 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in Gun Song?

Rowing-boat pulse: root bass · 6/8 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Gun Song 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.