Piano chords · Old-time stride
How to play Master Of The House on piano
Written by Claude-Michel Schönberg
- C major
- 2/4
- 80 BPM
- Tricky
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Learn Master Of The House in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – E – Am – F
How it goes
Master Of The House sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; E is E, G# and B; Am is A, C and E; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GVEIIIAmviFIV- GG · B · D
- EE · G# · B
- AmA · C · E
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Kangaroo leaps
How it goes
Bass, high chord, bass, high chord, fast: the hand leaps like a kangaroo. Musicians call it stride (2/4) (stride & boom-chick), a tricky pattern heard in 107 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Marching clock
How it goes
One note ticking evenly in a short two-beat bar, like a toy march. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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.
- 5
Ending: C – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CGC- CC · E · G
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Questions about Master Of The House
What chords are in Master Of The House?
The loop is G – E – Am – F (V – III – vi – IV) in C major, and the song ends on C – G – C.
What key is Master Of The House in?
C major, at about 80 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in Master Of The House?
Kangaroo leaps: stride (2/4), a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Master Of The House easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.