Piano chords · Old-time stride
How to play Le Grisbi (The Touch) on piano
- C minor
- 4/4
- 63 BPM
- Easy
Learn Le Grisbi (The Touch) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm – Cdim – Abdim – Cm
Le Grisbi (The Touch) sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Cdim is C, Eb and Gb; Abdim is Ab, Cb and Ebb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmiCdimi°Abdimvi°Cmi- CmC · Eb · G
- CdimC · Eb · Gb
- AbdimAb · Cb · Ebb
- 2
Left hand: Stride jumps
Deep bass, then a chord in the middle: the left hand leaps. Musicians call it stride (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in 961 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Freeze-tag chords
Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 63 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: Ab – Bb – Cm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbCm- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Le Grisbi (The Touch)
What chords are in Le Grisbi (The Touch)?
The loop is Cm – Cdim – Abdim – Cm (i – io – bvio – i) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is Le Grisbi (The Touch) in?
C minor, at about 63 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Le Grisbi (The Touch)?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Le Grisbi (The Touch) 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.