Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play Push Da Button on piano
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- A minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I7–IV7–I7–V7 loop
- Medium
Learn Push Da Button in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A7 – D7 – A7 – E7
Push Da Button sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A7 is A, C#, E and G; D7 is D, F#, A and C; E7 is E, G#, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
A7I7D7IV7A7I7E7V7- A7A · C# · E · G
- D7D · F# · A · C
- E7E · G# · B · D
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Left hand: Rock’n’roll rocker
The left hand rocks between two shapes, straight out of the 1950s. Musicians call it rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle (boogie & shuffle), a medium pattern heard in 262 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. 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 – Am
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGAm- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
- AmA · C · E
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Questions about Push Da Button
What chords are in Push Da Button?
The loop is A7 – D7 – A7 – E7 (I7 – IV7 – I7 – V7) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Push Da Button in?
A minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Push Da Button?
Rock’n’roll rocker: rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Push Da Button easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.