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How to play I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter on piano
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 125 BPM
- 1935
- Easy
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Learn I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Dm – C#dim – Cm – C
How it goes
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; C#dim is C#, E and G; Cm is C, Eb and G; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmiiiC#dimbiii°CmiiCII- DmD · F · A
- C#dimC# · E · G
- CmC · Eb · G
- CC · E · G
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Left hand: Lazy footsteps
How it goes
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Late-knock chords
How it goes
One chord, a long wait, then a quick knock-knock at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 125 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: Eb – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
What chords are in I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter?
The loop is Dm – C#dim – Cm – C (iii – biiio – ii – II) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter in?
Bb major, at about 125 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter 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.