Piano chords · Lullaby boat
How to play I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Cocoanuts on piano
By Danny Kaye
- C major
- 6/8
- 135 BPM
- V7–I–V7–I loop
- 1944
- Medium
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Learn I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Cocoanuts in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G7 – C – G7 – C
How it goes
I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Cocoanuts sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G7 is G, B, D and F; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
G7V7CIG7V7CI- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
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Left hand: Swelling 6/8
How it goes
Rises to the top and falls back in one rocking six-note wave. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 73 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hammock chords
How it goes
Long-short, long-short: soft chords sway like a hammock. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 135 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: C – G7 – C
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CG7C
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Questions about I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Cocoanuts
What chords are in I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Cocoanuts?
The loop is G7 – C – G7 – C (V7 – I – V7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.
What key is I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Cocoanuts in?
C major, at about 135 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Cocoanuts?
Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Cocoanuts 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.