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How to play Just Two Small Coins on piano

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Learn Just Two Small Coins in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: E – B – C#m – A
How it goes
Just Two Small Coins sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; B is B, D# and F#; C#m is C#, E and G#; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EIBVC#mviAIV
- EE · G# · B
- BB · D# · F#
- C#mC# · E · G#
- AA · C# · E
266 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Stumbling footsteps
How it goes
Steady steps with one tiny stumble right before beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 146 songs of the library.
Stumbling footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
4
Both hands at 80 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: A – B – E
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE

What chords are in Just Two Small Coins?

The loop is E – B – C#m – A (I – V – vi – IV) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is Just Two Small Coins in?

E major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Just Two Small Coins?

Stumbling footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Just Two Small Coins 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.