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How to play Stay Stay Stay on piano

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Learn Stay Stay Stay in 5 steps

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

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Chords: C – F – Am – G
How it goes
Stay Stay Stay sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; F is F, A and C; Am is A, C and E; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIFIVAmviGV
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
- AmA · C · E
- GG · B · D
67 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Hopscotch steps
How it goes
Step, step, skip a beat, step: like hopping over a square. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 668 songs of the library.
Hopscotch stepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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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.
Hopscotch bellsBlock 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: Am – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are vi – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AmGC

What chords are in Stay Stay Stay?

The loop is C – F – Am – G (I – IV – vi – V) in C major, and the song ends on Am – G – C.

What key is Stay Stay Stay in?

C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Stay Stay Stay?

Hopscotch steps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Stay Stay Stay 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.