Just Around The Riverbend Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Just Around The Riverbend in 5 steps

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

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Chords: F – G – C – F
How it goes
Just Around The Riverbend sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIVGVCIFIV
- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
141 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Oom-pah
How it goes
A bass note, then three soft chords: oom, pah, pah, pah. Musicians call it bass + chords (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Oom-pahStride & boom-chick · StrideLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pumping chordsPumping 8ths · RockRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 88 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: C – F – C
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 Just Around The Riverbend?

The loop is F – G – C – F (IV – V – I – IV) in C major, and the song ends on C – F – C.

What key is Just Around The Riverbend in?

C major, at about 88 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Just Around The Riverbend?

Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Just Around The Riverbend 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.