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How to play Keg In The Closet on piano
Written by Kenny Chesney & Brett James
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- V–IV–I–V loop
- 2004
- Medium
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Learn Keg In The Closet in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Db – Ab – Eb
How it goes
Keg In The Closet sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Db is Db, F and Ab; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbVDbIVAbIEbV- EbEb · G · Bb
- DbDb · F · Ab
- AbAb · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Double-skip footsteps
How it goes
Steady steps with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 397 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Push chords
How it goes
Two quick chords and a push just before beat 3, then space. 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.
- 5
Ending: Ab – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbEbAb
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Questions about Keg In The Closet
What chords are in Keg In The Closet?
The loop is Eb – Db – Ab – Eb (V – IV – I – V) in Ab major, and the song ends on Ab – Eb – Ab.
What key is Keg In The Closet in?
Ab major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Keg In The Closet?
Double-skip footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Keg In The Closet 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.