Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Long White Cadillac on piano
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I7–IV7–I7–V7 loop
- 1983
- Medium
Learn Long White Cadillac in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Eb7 – Ab7 – Eb7 – Bb7
Long White Cadillac sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db; Ab7 is Ab, C, Eb and Gb; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Eb7I7Ab7IV7Eb7I7Bb7V7- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
- Ab7Ab · C · Eb · Gb
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
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Left hand: Engine 8ths
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hand-clap chords
Rests on beat 1, then clap-clap on 2 and one more clap on 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Long White Cadillac
What chords are in Long White Cadillac?
The loop is Eb7 – Ab7 – Eb7 – Bb7 (I7 – IV7 – I7 – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Long White Cadillac in?
Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Long White Cadillac?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Long White Cadillac 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.