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Piano chords · Blues & boogie

How to play Head Over Boots on piano

By Jon Pardi

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 120 BPM
  • 2016
  • Medium
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Left hand Rock’n’roll rockerRight hand Steady chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn Head Over Boots in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: C – Cm – G – D

    Head Over Boots sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Cm is C, Eb and G; G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    CIVCmivGIDV
    • CC · E · G
    • CmC · Eb · G
    • GG · B · D
    • DD · F# · A
  2. 2

    Left hand: Rock’n’roll rocker

    The left hand rocks between two shapes, straight out of the 1950s. Musicians call it rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle (boogie & shuffle), a medium pattern heard in 262 songs of the library.

    Rock’n’roll rockerBoogie & shuffle · Blues and boogie-woogieLeft handMedium
  3. 3

    Right hand: Steady chords

    A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

    Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
  4. 4

    Both hands at 120 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. 5

    Ending: C – Cm – G

    The last chords are IV – iv – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    CCmG

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The same left hand: Rock’n’roll rocker

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Questions about Head Over Boots

What chords are in Head Over Boots?

The loop is C – Cm – G – D (IV – iv – I – V) in G major, and the song ends on C – Cm – G.

What key is Head Over Boots in?

G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Head Over Boots?

Rock’n’roll rocker: rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Head Over Boots 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.