Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play Mudfootball on piano

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Learn Mudfootball in 5 steps

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

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Chords: G – D7 – G – D7
Mudfootball sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GID7V7GID7V7
- GG · B · D
- D7D · F# · A · C
222 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Tumbling heartbeat
Quick notes tumble forward from the start and land on beat 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 112 songs of the library.
Tumbling heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Cartwheel chords
Five evenly spaced chords roll across the beats, then land on 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Cartwheel chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 120 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: G – D7 – G
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GD7G

What chords are in Mudfootball?

The loop is G – D7 – G – D7 (I – V7 – I – V7) in G major, and the song ends on G – D7 – G.

What key is Mudfootball in?

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

What does the left hand play in Mudfootball?

Tumbling heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Mudfootball easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.