Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away) Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away) in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Gm – C7 – Fm – Bb7
How it goes
Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away) sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; Fm is F, Ab and C; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmiiiC7VI7FmiiBb7V7
- GmG · Bb · D
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- FmF · Ab · C
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
22 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Stride jumps
How it goes
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.
Stride jumpsStride & boom-chick · StrideLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Push chords
How it goes
Two quick chords and a push just before beat 3, then space. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Push chordsSyncopated chords · RockRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 160 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb

What chords are in Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away)?

The loop is Gm – C7 – Fm – Bb7 (iii – VI7 – ii – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away) in?

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

What does the left hand play in Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away)?

Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away) 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.