Tangled Up In Blue Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Tangled Up In Blue in 5 steps

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

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Chords: A – Asus4 – A – Asus4
Tangled Up In Blue sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; Asus4 is A, D and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIAsus4Isus4AIAsus4Isus4
- AA · C# · E
- Asus4A · D · E
83 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Pop heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
4
Both hands at 80 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 – D – A
The last chords are bVII – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GDA
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A

What chords are in Tangled Up In Blue?

The loop is A – Asus4 – A – Asus4 (I – Isus – I – Isus) in A major, and the song ends on G – D – A.

What key is Tangled Up In Blue in?

A major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Tangled Up In Blue?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Tangled Up In Blue 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.