Let’s Take An Old-Fashioned Walk Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Let’s Take An Old-Fashioned Walk in 5 steps

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

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Chords: G7 – C – F – C
Let’s Take An Old-Fashioned Walk sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G7 is G, B, D and F; C is C, E and G; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
G7V7CIFIVCI
- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
106 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Velvet waltz
Soft two-note chords in three: a dreamy, jazzy waltz. Musicians call it lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3) (3/4) (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in 176 songs of the library.
Velvet waltzLeft-hand chords · WaltzLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Waltz chords
A chord on each of the three beats: a simple waltz. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Waltz chordsBlock chords · WaltzRight handEasy
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Both hands at 160 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.
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Ending: Dm – G7 – C
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DmG7C
- DmD · F · A

What chords are in Let’s Take An Old-Fashioned Walk?

The loop is G7 – C – F – C (V7 – I – IV – I) in C major, and the song ends on Dm – G7 – C.

What key is Let’s Take An Old-Fashioned Walk in?

C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Let’s Take An Old-Fashioned Walk?

Velvet waltz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3) (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Let’s Take An Old-Fashioned Walk 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.