Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play The Frim Fram Sauce on piano
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1946
- Easy
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Learn The Frim Fram Sauce in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F7 – Bb – C7 – Gm
How it goes
The Frim Fram Sauce 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; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F7V7BbIC7II7Gmvi- F7F · A · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- GmG · Bb · D
- 2
Left hand: Happy wiggle
How it goes
Root, fifth, a step up and back: a cheerful bluesy wiggle. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-6-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 165 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Skip-and-stroll chords
How it goes
A skippy push at the start, then calm chords on 3 and 4. 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: 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- CmC · Eb · G
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Questions about The Frim Fram Sauce
What chords are in The Frim Fram Sauce?
The loop is F7 – Bb – C7 – Gm (V7 – I – II7 – vi) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – F7 – Bb.
What key is The Frim Fram Sauce in?
Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Frim Fram Sauce?
Happy wiggle: broken chord 1-5-6-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Frim Fram Sauce 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.