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How to play Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello on piano
- C major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 1962
- Easy
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Learn Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: C – G – Am – F
How it goes
Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; Am is A, C and E; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIGVAmviFIV- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- AmA · C · E
- FF · A · C
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Left hand: Stair steps
How it goes
Three notes climb up the chord in the island rhythm. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 438 songs of the library.
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Right hand: Wait-a-beat chords
How it goes
Silence on beat 1, then chords on 2, 3 and 4, leaving room for the bass. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC
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Questions about Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello
What chords are in Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello?
The loop is C – G – Am – F (I – V – vi – IV) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello in?
C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello?
Stair steps: broken chord 1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.