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How to play The Ghetto on piano
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- Ab major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- ii–V7–ii–V7 loop
- Medium
Learn The Ghetto in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bbm – Eb7 – Bbm – Eb7
The Ghetto sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbmiiEb7V7BbmiiEb7V7- BbmBb · Db · F
- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
- 2
Left hand: Freeze-tag footsteps
Step, step-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 286 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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.
- 5
Ending: Db – Eb – Ab
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb
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Questions about The Ghetto
What chords are in The Ghetto?
The loop is Bbm – Eb7 – Bbm – Eb7 (ii – V7 – ii – V7) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is The Ghetto in?
Ab major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Ghetto?
Freeze-tag footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Ghetto 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.