Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Red Roses For A Blue Lady on piano
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- A minor
- 2/2
- 130 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Red Roses For A Blue Lady in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G7 – Adim – G7 – C
How it goes
Red Roses For A Blue Lady sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G7 is G, B, D and F; Adim is A, C and Eb; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
G7VII7Adimi°G7VII7CIII- G7G · B · D · F
- AdimA · C · Eb
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Rolling waves
How it goes
Rolls up to the high third and back down, like a wave on the shore. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 545 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch bells
How it goes
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 130 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.
- 5
Ending: F – G – Am
How it goes
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 Red Roses For A Blue Lady
What chords are in Red Roses For A Blue Lady?
The loop is G7 – Adim – G7 – C (bVII7 – io – bVII7 – bIII) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Red Roses For A Blue Lady in?
A minor, at about 130 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Red Roses For A Blue Lady?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Red Roses For A Blue Lady 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.