Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play No Strings (I’m Fancy Free) on piano
By Top Hat Cast
- C major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- 1935
- Easy
Learn No Strings (I’m Fancy Free) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – G7 – F – Gdim
No Strings (I’m Fancy Free) sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; G7 is G, B, D and F; Gdim is G, Bb and Db. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIVG7V7FIVGdimv°- FF · A · C
- G7G · B · D · F
- GdimG · Bb · Db
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
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Questions about No Strings (I’m Fancy Free)
What chords are in No Strings (I’m Fancy Free)?
The loop is F – G7 – F – Gdim (IV – V7 – IV – vo) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is No Strings (I’m Fancy Free) in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in No Strings (I’m Fancy Free)?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is No Strings (I’m Fancy Free) 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.