Let’s Go Fly A Kite Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Let’s Go Fly A Kite in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Eb – F – Bb – C7 – Bb – C – F7 – Dm
How it goes
Let’s Go Fly A Kite sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; F is F, A and C; Bb is Bb, D and F; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; C is C, E and G; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIVFVBbIC7II7BbICIIF7V7Dmiii
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- CC · E · G
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- DmD · F · A
15 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Hammock heartbeat
How it goes
Long-short, long-short: the low notes sway like a hammock. Musicians call it root bass · 6/8 lilt (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 128 songs of the library.
Hammock heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · LullabyLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Rowing-boat chords
How it goes
Six even chords per bar, rolling along like oars on water. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Rowing-boat chordsSyncopated chords · LullabyRight handMedium
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Both hands at 111 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: Eb – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb

What chords are in Let’s Go Fly A Kite?

The loop is Eb – F – Bb – C7 – Bb – C – F7 – Dm (IV – V – I – II7 – I – II – V7 – iii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is Let’s Go Fly A Kite in?

Bb major, at about 111 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in Let’s Go Fly A Kite?

Hammock heartbeat: root bass · 6/8 lilt, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Let’s Go Fly A Kite easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Let’s Go Fly A Kite?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.