Piano chords · Dreamy ballad

How to play Scrapple From The Apple on piano

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Learn Scrapple From The Apple in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Gm – C7 – Gm – C7
How it goes
Scrapple From The Apple sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmiiC7V7GmiiC7V7
- GmG · Bb · D
- C7C · E · G · Bb
136 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Island zigzag
How it goes
A jump up, then down past the start, in the three-three-two rhythm. Musicians call it broken chord 8-12-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 302 songs of the library.
Island zigzagBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Tiptoe chords
How it goes
One firm chord, then three tiptoe chords between the beats. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Tiptoe chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 160 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: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF
- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C

What chords are in Scrapple From The Apple?

The loop is Gm – C7 – Gm – C7 (ii – V7 – ii – V7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Scrapple From The Apple in?

F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Scrapple From The Apple?

Island zigzag: broken chord 8-12-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Scrapple From The Apple 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.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.