Swinging Doors Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Swinging Doors in 5 steps

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

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Chords: G – D7 – G – G7
Swinging Doors sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; D7 is D, F#, A and C; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GID7V7GIG7I7
- GG · B · D
- D7D · F# · A · C
- G7G · B · D · F
37 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Lazy footsteps
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Lazy footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Hopscotch chords
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hopscotch chordsBlock chords · StrideRight handEasy
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Both hands at 100 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: G – D7 – G
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GD7G

What chords are in Swinging Doors?

The loop is G – D7 – G – G7 (I – V7 – I – I7) in G major, and the song ends on G – D7 – G.

What key is Swinging Doors in?

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

What does the left hand play in Swinging Doors?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Swinging Doors 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.