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How to play Stuck In The Middle on piano
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- D minor
- 4/4
- 93 BPM
- i–iv–bVII–bIII loop
- Medium
Learn Stuck In The Middle in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Dm – Gm – C – F
Stuck In The Middle sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; Gm is G, Bb and D; C is C, E and G; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmiGmivCVIIFIII- DmD · F · A
- GmG · Bb · D
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
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Left hand: Run-up footsteps
Four steady steps plus a quick extra one that leads into the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 581 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 93 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.
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Ending: Bb – C – Dm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCDm- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Stuck In The Middle
What chords are in Stuck In The Middle?
The loop is Dm – Gm – C – F (i – iv – bVII – bIII) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Stuck In The Middle in?
D minor, at about 93 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Stuck In The Middle?
Run-up footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Stuck In The Middle 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.