How to play Lucky on piano

Learn Lucky in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: C – C – F – F
Lucky sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: 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.
CICIFIVFIV
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
782 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Hurrying footsteps
Calm steps in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 642 songs of the library.
Hurrying footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Hurrying chords
Calm chords in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hurrying chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 126 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.
5
Ending: C – F – C
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CFC

What chords are in Lucky?

The loop is C – C – F – F (I – IV – I – IV) in C major, and the song ends on C – F – C.

What key is Lucky in?

C major, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Lucky?

Hurrying footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Lucky 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Lucky?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.