Piano chords · Old-time stride
How to play How ’ya Gonna Keep 'em Down On The Farm? on piano
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- Bb major
- 2/4
- 120 BPM
- Medium
Learn How ’ya Gonna Keep 'em Down On The Farm? in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Bb – C#dim – F7 – Cm
How ’ya Gonna Keep 'em Down On The Farm? sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; C#dim is C#, E and G; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIC#dimbiii°F7V7Cmii- BbBb · D · F
- C#dimC# · E · G
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- CmC · Eb · G
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Left hand: Brass-band march
A bold open chord, then a low note: oom-pah like a marching band. Musicians call it lh power fifths (2/4) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in 234 songs of the library.
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Right hand: Clockwork chords
Four quick, even chords per short bar, ticking like clockwork. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
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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.
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Ending: Cm – F7 – Bb
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CmF7Bb
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Questions about How ’ya Gonna Keep 'em Down On The Farm?
What chords are in How ’ya Gonna Keep 'em Down On The Farm??
The loop is Bb – C#dim – F7 – Cm (I – biiio – V7 – ii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – F7 – Bb.
What key is How ’ya Gonna Keep 'em Down On The Farm? in?
Bb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in How ’ya Gonna Keep 'em Down On The Farm??
Brass-band march: lh power fifths (2/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is How ’ya Gonna Keep 'em Down On The Farm? 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.