Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play I’m Just A Lucky So And So on piano
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- G major
- 2/2
- 84 BPM
- 1945
- Medium
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Learn I’m Just A Lucky So And So in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – C – G – G7
How it goes
I’m Just A Lucky So And So sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GICIVGIG7I7- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- G7G · B · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 84 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: G – C – G
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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Questions about I’m Just A Lucky So And So
What chords are in I’m Just A Lucky So And So?
The loop is G – C – G – G7 (I – IV – I – I7) in G major, and the song ends on G – C – G.
What key is I’m Just A Lucky So And So in?
G major, at about 84 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in I’m Just A Lucky So And So?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I’m Just A Lucky So And So 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.