Piano chords · Old-time stride
How to play That’s Rich on piano
Written by Alan Menken
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- V7–I–VI7–ii loop
- 2012
- Medium
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Learn That’s Rich in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F7 – Bb – G7 – Cm
How it goes
That’s Rich sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F; G7 is G, B, D and F; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F7V7BbIG7VI7Cmii- F7F · A · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- G7G · B · D · F
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Stride jumps
How it goes
Deep bass, then a chord in the middle: the left hand leaps. Musicians call it stride (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in 961 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Bouncing star
How it goes
A note and its twin an octave away bounce back and forth. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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: Cm – F7 – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CmF7Bb
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Questions about That’s Rich
What chords are in That’s Rich?
The loop is F7 – Bb – G7 – Cm (V7 – I – VI7 – ii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – F7 – Bb.
What key is That’s Rich in?
Bb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in That’s Rich?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is That’s Rich 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.