Piano chords · Bossa beach
How to play Leader Of The Laundromat on piano
Written by Paul Vance & Lee Pockriss
- F major
- 2/2
- 128 BPM
- 1964
- Medium
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Learn Leader Of The Laundromat in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – Eb – C7 – F
How it goes
Leader Of The Laundromat sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIEbbVIIC7V7FI- FF · A · C
- EbEb · G · Bb
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Bossa sway
How it goes
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Double-skip chords
How it goes
Steady chords with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 128 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: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
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Questions about Leader Of The Laundromat
What chords are in Leader Of The Laundromat?
The loop is F – Eb – C7 – F (I – bVII – V7 – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Leader Of The Laundromat in?
F major, at about 128 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Leader Of The Laundromat?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Leader Of The Laundromat 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.