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: G – G – Gmaj7 – Dm7 – G7 – C – Cdim
How it goes
It Might As Well Be Spring sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 7 chords: G is G, B and D; Gmaj7 is G, B, D and F#; Dm7 is D, F, A and C; G7 is G, B, D and F; C is C, E and G; Cdim is C, Eb and Gb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIGIGmaj7Imaj7Dm7v7G7I7CIVCdimiv°
- GG · B · D
- Gmaj7G · B · D · F#
- Dm7D · F · A · C
- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
- CdimC · Eb · Gb
169 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Stride jumps
How it goes
Deep bass, then a chord in the middle: the left hand leaps. Musicians call it stride (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in 961 songs of the library.
Stride jumpsStride & boom-chick · StrideLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 92 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: 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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What chords are in It Might As Well Be Spring?

The loop is G – G – Gmaj7 – Dm7 – G7 – C – Cdim (I – Imaj7 – v7 – I7 – IV – iv° – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – C – G.

What key is It Might As Well Be Spring in?

G major, at about 92 beats a minute in 2/2.

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

Stride jumps: stride, 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 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of It Might As Well Be Spring?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.