Lovesick Blues Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Lovesick Blues in 5 steps

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

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Chords: A7 – Dm – A7 – Dm
Lovesick Blues sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A7 is A, C#, E and G; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
A7III7DmviA7III7Dmvi
- A7A · C# · E · G
- DmD · F · A
32 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Little-hill climb
Up the chord three steps, then a jump back to the starting note. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5-1 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 159 songs of the library.
Little-hill climbBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
3
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
4
Both hands at 136 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: G7 – C7 – F
The last chords are II7 – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
G7C7F
- G7G · B · D · F
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- FF · A · C

What chords are in Lovesick Blues?

The loop is A7 – Dm – A7 – Dm (III7 – vi – III7 – vi) in F major, and the song ends on G7 – C7 – F.

What key is Lovesick Blues in?

F major, at about 136 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Lovesick Blues?

Little-hill climb: broken chord 1-3-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Lovesick Blues 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.