Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Teach Your Children on piano
By Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
- D major
- 4/4
- 112 BPM
- 1970
- Easy
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Learn Teach Your Children in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb7 – D7 – Dsus4 – D7
How it goes
Teach Your Children sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db; D7 is D, F#, A and C; Dsus4 is D, G and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Eb7bII7D7I7Dsus4Isus4D7I7- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
- D7D · F# · A · C
- Dsus4D · G · A
- 2
Left hand: Three-step climb
How it goes
Root, fifth, octave, then let it ring. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Shy chords
How it goes
Waits out beat 1, then a chord on 2 and a little double on 3. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 112 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.
- 5
Ending: G – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
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Questions about Teach Your Children
What chords are in Teach Your Children?
The loop is Eb7 – D7 – Dsus4 – D7 (bII7 – I7 – Isus – I7) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Teach Your Children in?
D major, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Teach Your Children?
Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Teach Your Children 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 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.