Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Jamming on piano
By Bob Marley
- B minor
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- Medium
Learn Jamming in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – E7 – G – F#m
Jamming sits in B minor: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; E7 is E, G#, B and D; G is G, B and D; F#m is F#, A and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmiE7IV7GVIF#mv- BmB · D · F#
- E7E · G# · B · D
- GG · B · D
- F#mF# · A · C#
- 2
Left hand: Hurrying footsteps
Calm steps in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 642 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Lub-dub chords
Two quick chords, a pause, two quick chords: just like a heartbeat. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 110 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: G – A – Bm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GABm- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Jamming
What chords are in Jamming?
The loop is Bm – E7 – G – F#m (i – IV7 – bVI – v) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is Jamming in?
B minor, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Jamming?
Hurrying footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Jamming 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.