No Way To Stop It Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn No Way To Stop It in 5 steps

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

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Chords: C – G – D7 – G
How it goes
No Way To Stop It sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; 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.
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- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- D7D · F# · A · C
72 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Brass-band march
How it goes
A bold open chord, then a low note: oom-pah like a marching band. Musicians call it lh power fifths (2/4) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in 234 songs of the library.
Brass-band marchLeft-hand chords · StrideLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Polka-hop chords
How it goes
Chords only on the “ands” in a quick two-beat bar: the “pah” of a polka. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Polka-hop chordsOffbeat chords · StrideRight handEasy
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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.
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Ending: G – C – G
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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What chords are in No Way To Stop It?

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

What key is No Way To Stop It in?

G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/4.

What does the left hand play in No Way To Stop It?

Brass-band march: lh power fifths (2/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is No Way To Stop It 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.