Just Another Polka Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Just Another Polka in 5 steps

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

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Chords: G7 – C7 – F7 – Bb
How it goes
Just Another Polka sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G7 is G, B, D and F; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
G7VI7C7II7F7V7BbI
- G7G · B · D · F
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
29 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Walking roots
How it goes
One low note on every beat, steady as walking feet. Musicians call it root bass · quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Walking rootsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Hopscotch chords
How it goes
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hopscotch chordsBlock chords · StrideRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 160 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: Bb – Cm – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are I – ii – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCmBb
- CmC · Eb · G

What chords are in Just Another Polka?

The loop is G7 – C7 – F7 – Bb (VI7 – II7 – V7 – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – Cm – Bb.

What key is Just Another Polka in?

Bb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Just Another Polka?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Just Another Polka 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.