It Might As Well Be Spring Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn It Might As Well Be Spring in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Ab7 – Db – Ab7 – Db
How it goes
It Might As Well Be Spring sits in Db major: Db is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab7 is Ab, C, Eb and Gb; Db is Db, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Ab7V7DbIAb7V7DbI
- Ab7Ab · C · Eb · Gb
- DbDb · F · Ab
414 songs go round the same chords
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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.
Giant stepsLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handEasy
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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.
Bossa chordsSyncopated chords · Bossa novaRight handEasy
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Both hands at 108 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: Db – Ab7 – Db
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbAb7Db

What chords are in It Might As Well Be Spring?

The loop is Ab7 – Db – Ab7 – Db (V7 – I – V7 – I) in Db major, and the song ends on Db – Ab7 – Db.

What key is It Might As Well Be Spring in?

Db major, at about 108 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in It Might As Well Be Spring?

Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is It Might As Well Be Spring 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.