How to play Oklahoma on piano

Learn Oklahoma in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: F – Gm7 – C – C7 – Dm7 – C – F – Dm7
Oklahoma sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: F is F, A and C; Gm7 is G, Bb, D and F; C is C, E and G; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; Dm7 is D, F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIGm7ii7CVC7V7Dm7vi7CVFIDm7vi7
- FF · A · C
- Gm7G · Bb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- Dm7D · F · A · C
106 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Boogie walker
A walking line that climbs and falls through the chord. Musicians call it boogie-woogie line (boogie & shuffle), a medium pattern heard in 807 songs of the library.
Boogie walkerBoogie & shuffle · Blues and boogie-woogieLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Lub-dub chords
Two quick chords, a pause, two quick chords: just like a heartbeat. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Lub-dub chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
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: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF
- BbBb · D · F

What chords are in Oklahoma?

The loop is F – Gm7 – C – C7 – Dm7 – C – F – Dm7 (I – ii7 – V – V7 – vi7 – V – I – vi7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Oklahoma in?

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

What does the left hand play in Oklahoma?

Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Oklahoma easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Oklahoma?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.