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How to play Jean on piano
By Oliver
- Eb major
- 3/4
- 135 BPM
- I–iii–IV–V7 loop
- 1969
- Medium
Learn Jean in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Gm – Ab – Bb7
Jean sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Gm is G, Bb and D; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIGmiiiAbIVBb7V7- EbEb · G · Bb
- GmG · Bb · D
- AbAb · C · Eb
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- 2
Left hand: Moonlit waves
Rolls up to a high note and back down, slow and wide in three. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (3/4) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 84 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Waltz push chords
Chord, a push before beat 3, then the landing: a waltz with a nudge. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 135 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Jean
What chords are in Jean?
The loop is Eb – Gm – Ab – Bb7 (I – iii – IV – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Jean in?
Eb major, at about 135 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Jean?
Moonlit waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Jean 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.