Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play That Lucky Old Sun on piano
Written by Beasley Smith
- C major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1949
- Medium
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Learn That Lucky Old Sun in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – Am – Fm – C
How it goes
That Lucky Old Sun sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Am is A, C and E; Fm is F, Ab and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIAmviFmivCI- CC · E · G
- AmA · C · E
- FmF · Ab · C
- 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: Stepping-down taps
How it goes
A late start, three taps on one note, then three on a lower one. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: C – F – C
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CFC- FF · A · C
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Questions about That Lucky Old Sun
What chords are in That Lucky Old Sun?
The loop is C – Am – Fm – C (I – vi – iv – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – F – C.
What key is That Lucky Old Sun in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in That Lucky Old Sun?
Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is That Lucky Old Sun 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.