One Good Spliff Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn One Good Spliff in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: D – Em – G – A
How it goes
One Good Spliff sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; Em is E, G and B; G is G, B and D; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIEmiiGIVAV
- DD · F# · A
- EmE · G · B
- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
32 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Freeze-tag footsteps
How it goes
Step, step-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 286 songs of the library.
Freeze-tag footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Push chords
How it goes
Two quick chords and a push just before beat 3, then space. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Push chordsSyncopated chords · RockRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 100 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 – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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What chords are in One Good Spliff?

The loop is D – Em – G – A (I – ii – IV – V) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is One Good Spliff in?

D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in One Good Spliff?

Freeze-tag footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is One Good Spliff 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.