Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues on piano
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- F major
- 2/2
- 92 BPM
- Medium
Learn I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F7 – Fdim – Bbm – F
I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Fdim is F, Ab and Cb; Bbm is Bb, Db and F; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F7I7Fdimi°BbmivFI- F7F · A · C · Eb
- FdimF · Ab · Cb
- BbmBb · Db · F
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Boogie walker
A walking line that climbs and falls through the chord. Musicians call it boogie-woogie line (boogie & shuffle), a medium pattern heard in 807 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 92 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: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
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Questions about I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues
What chords are in I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues?
The loop is F7 – Fdim – Bbm – F (I7 – io – iv – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues in?
F major, at about 92 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues?
Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues 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.