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How to play Let’s Twist Again on piano
By Chubby Checker
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- I–vi–IV–V loop
- 1961
- Medium
Learn Let’s Twist Again 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 – Cm – Ab – Bb
Let’s Twist Again sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Cm is C, Eb and G; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbICmviAbIVBbV- EbEb · G · Bb
- CmC · Eb · G
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
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Left hand: Little steps
Up the chord and back, one step at a time. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5-3 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 304 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
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: Ab – Bb – Eb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb
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Questions about Let’s Twist Again
What chords are in Let’s Twist Again?
The loop is Eb – Cm – Ab – Bb (I – vi – IV – V) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Let’s Twist Again in?
Eb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Let’s Twist Again?
Little steps: broken chord 1-3-5-3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Let’s Twist Again 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.