Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Stouthearted Men on piano
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- F minor
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1928
- Medium
Learn Stouthearted Men in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – C7 – Fm – C7
Stouthearted Men sits in F minor: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; Fm is F, Ab and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CVC7V7FmiC7V7- CC · E · G
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- FmF · Ab · C
- 2
Left hand: Ping-pong bounce
High, low, high, low on every beat: a ping-pong bounce. Musicians call it broken chord 8-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 302 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Sleigh bells
A high note and two quick chords in a short bar, jingling along. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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 – C7 – F
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FC7F- FF · A · C
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Questions about Stouthearted Men
What chords are in Stouthearted Men?
The loop is C – C7 – Fm – C7 (V – V7 – i – V7) in F minor, and the song ends on F – C7 – F.
What key is Stouthearted Men in?
F minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Stouthearted Men?
Ping-pong bounce: broken chord 8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Stouthearted Men 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.