Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play I'm Old Fashioned on piano
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 1942
- Medium
Learn I'm Old Fashioned in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F7 – D7 – G7 – C7
I'm Old Fashioned sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F7 is F, A, C and Eb; D7 is D, F#, A and C; G7 is G, B, D and F; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F7V7D7III7G7VI7C7II7- F7F · A · C · Eb
- D7D · F# · A · C
- G7G · B · D · F
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- 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: Hopscotch bells
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.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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.
- 5
Ending: Eb – F – Bb
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 Old Fashioned
What chords are in I'm Old Fashioned?
The loop is F7 – D7 – G7 – C7 (V7 – III7 – VI7 – II7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is I'm Old Fashioned in?
Bb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I'm Old Fashioned?
Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I'm Old Fashioned 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.