Look For The Silver Lining (from Sally) Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Look For The Silver Lining (from Sally) 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
Look For The Silver Lining (from Sally) 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: Boom-chick
Bass, chord, bass, chord: the bounce of ragtime and country. Musicians call it boom-chick (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in 762 songs of the library.
Boom-chickStride & boom-chick · StrideLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Double-skip chords
Steady chords with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Double-skip chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handMedium
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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: 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 Look For The Silver Lining (from Sally)?

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 Look For The Silver Lining (from Sally) in?

C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Look For The Silver Lining (from Sally)?

Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Look For The Silver Lining (from Sally) 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.