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How to play Mit 66 Jahren on piano

By Udo Jurgens

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Left hand Giant stepsRight hand Ticking clockChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn Mit 66 Jahren in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: Bb – F – Bb – F

    How it goes

    Mit 66 Jahren sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    BbIVFIBbIVFI
    • BbBb · D · F
    • FF · A · C
    384 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Giant steps

    How it goes

    A full chord on every beat, low and heavy, like a giant walking. Musicians call it lh chords (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Ticking clock

    How it goes

    One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 120 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. 5

    Ending: Bb – C – F

    How it goes

    The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    BbCF
    • CC · E · G

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Questions about Mit 66 Jahren

What chords are in Mit 66 Jahren?

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

What key is Mit 66 Jahren in?

F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Mit 66 Jahren?

Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Mit 66 Jahren 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.