Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Mr. Lucky on piano
- G major
- 4/4
- 122 BPM
- 1960
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Mr. Lucky in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D7 – Dm – G7 – C#7
How it goes
Mr. Lucky sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D7 is D, F#, A and C; Dm is D, F and A; G7 is G, B, D and F; C#7 is C#, E#, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
D7V7DmvG7I7C#7#IV7- D7D · F# · A · C
- DmD · F · A
- G7G · B · D · F
- C#7C# · E# · G# · B
- 2
Left hand: Open sky
How it goes
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Soft chords
How it goes
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 122 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: G – C7 – G
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GC7G- GG · B · D
- C7C · E · G · Bb
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Questions about Mr. Lucky
What chords are in Mr. Lucky?
The loop is D7 – Dm – G7 – C#7 (V7 – v – I7 – #IV7) in G major, and the song ends on G – C7 – G.
What key is Mr. Lucky in?
G major, at about 122 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Mr. Lucky?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Mr. 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.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.