Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Hot Rod Lincoln on piano
By Charlie Ryan
- F major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- I–V–I–V loop
- 1960
- Medium
Learn Hot Rod Lincoln in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – C – F – C
Hot Rod Lincoln sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FICVFICV- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Boogie climb
Each note played twice as the line climbs: a rocking boogie bass. Musicians call it broken chord 1-1-3-3-5-5-6-5 (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 25 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 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: F – C – F
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FCF
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Questions about Hot Rod Lincoln
What chords are in Hot Rod Lincoln?
The loop is F – C – F – C (I – V – I – V) in F major, and the song ends on F – C – F.
What key is Hot Rod Lincoln in?
F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Hot Rod Lincoln?
Boogie climb: broken chord 1-1-3-3-5-5-6-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Hot Rod Lincoln 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.