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How to play Oh Boy! on piano

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Learn Oh Boy! in 5 steps

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

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Chords: D7 – G – C – G
Oh Boy! sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D7 is D, F#, A and C; G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
D7V7GICIVGI
- D7D · F# · A · C
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
106 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Little steps
Up the chord and back, one step at a time. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5-3 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 304 songs of the library.
Little stepsBroken chord · ClassicalLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Push-and-land chords
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Push-and-land chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 160 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.
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Ending: G – C – G
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GCG

What chords are in Oh Boy!?

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

What key is Oh Boy! in?

G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Oh Boy!?

Little steps: broken chord 1-3-5-3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Oh Boy! 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.