Piano chords · Blues & boogie

How to play Rhythm Of The Hoofbeats on piano

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Learn Rhythm Of The Hoofbeats in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Bb – Bdim – Cm – F7
How it goes
Rhythm Of The Hoofbeats sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Bdim is B, D and F; Cm is C, Eb and G; F7 is F, A, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIBdimbii°CmiiF7V7
- BbBb · D · F
- BdimB · D · F
- CmC · Eb · G
- F7F · A · C · Eb
32 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Rock’n’roll rocker
How it goes
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.
Rock’n’roll rockerBoogie & shuffle · Blues and boogie-woogieLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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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: Cm – F7 – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CmF7Bb

What chords are in Rhythm Of The Hoofbeats?

The loop is Bb – Bdim – Cm – F7 (I – biio – ii – V7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – F7 – Bb.

What key is Rhythm Of The Hoofbeats in?

Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Rhythm Of The Hoofbeats?

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 Rhythm Of The Hoofbeats 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.