If French Fries Were Fat Free Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn If French Fries Were Fat Free in 5 steps

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

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Chords: A – E – A – E
How it goes
If French Fries Were Fat Free sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
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- AA · C# · E
- EE · G# · B
144 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Double-tap drop
How it goes
The same note twice, long then short, then a drop to a lower note. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 336 songs of the library.
Double-tap dropBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Hopscotch bells
How it goes
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hopscotch bellsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 116 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.
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Ending: A – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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What chords are in If French Fries Were Fat Free?

The loop is A – E – A – E (I – V – I – V) in A major, and the song ends on A – E – A.

What key is If French Fries Were Fat Free in?

A major, at about 116 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in If French Fries Were Fat Free?

Double-tap drop: broken chord 8-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is If French Fries Were Fat Free 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.