Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play Lazybones on piano
- C major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1933
- Medium
Learn Lazybones in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F7 – C – F – G7
Lazybones sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F7 is F, A, C and Eb; C is C, E and G; F is F, A and C; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F7IV7CIFIVG7V7- F7F · A · C · Eb
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
- G7G · B · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Velvet jazz
Two soft notes on each beat: the cozy colour of old jazz ballads. Musicians call it lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Groovy chords
Chords jump around the “ands” for a funky, dancing feel. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 BPM
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: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- GG · B · D
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Questions about Lazybones
What chords are in Lazybones?
The loop is F7 – C – F – G7 (IV7 – I – IV – V7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Lazybones in?
C major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Lazybones?
Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Lazybones 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.