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How to play Me And Tennessee on piano
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- D minor
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Me And Tennessee in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Dm – F – Csus4 – Bbsus4
How it goes
Me And Tennessee sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; F is F, A and C; Csus4 is C, F and G; Bbsus4 is Bb, Eb and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmiFIIICsus4VIIsus4Bbsus4VIsus4- DmD · F · A
- FF · A · C
- Csus4C · F · G
- Bbsus4Bb · Eb · F
- 2
Left hand: Jogging footsteps
How it goes
A calm start, then quick jogging notes through the middle of the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 159 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Swing push
How it goes
Three chords tumble out early with a swing, then the bar breathes. 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: Bb – C – Dm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCDm- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
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Questions about Me And Tennessee
What chords are in Me And Tennessee?
The loop is Dm – F – Csus4 – Bbsus4 (i – bIII – bVIIsus – bVIsus) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Me And Tennessee in?
D minor, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Me And Tennessee?
Jogging footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Me And Tennessee 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.