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How to play I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance on piano
By Lennie Tristano
- C major
- 4/4
- 140 BPM
- 1932
- Easy
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Learn I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – Dm – Db7 – C
How it goes
I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Dm is D, F and A; Db7 is Db, F, Ab and Cb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIDmiiDb7bII7CI- CC · E · G
- DmD · F · A
- Db7Db · F · Ab · Cb
- 2
Left hand: Giant steps
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, low and heavy, like a giant walking. Musicians call it lh chords (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Bossa chords
How it goes
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: soft Brazilian chords. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 140 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: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
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Questions about I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance
What chords are in I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance?
The loop is C – Dm – Db7 – C (I – ii – bII7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance in?
C major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.