Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play The Stripper on piano
By David Rose
- F major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- 1961
- Medium
Learn The Stripper in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C7 – F – Bbm – F
The Stripper sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C7 is C, E, G and Bb; F is F, A and C; Bbm is Bb, Db and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C7V7FIBbmivFI- C7C · E · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- BbmBb · Db · F
- 2
Left hand: Rock’n’roll rocker
The left hand rocks between two shapes, straight out of the 1950s. Musicians call it rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle (boogie & shuffle), a medium pattern heard in 262 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Bossa chords
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: soft Brazilian chords. 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: Gm – C7 – F
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GmC7F- GmG · Bb · D
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Questions about The Stripper
What chords are in The Stripper?
The loop is C7 – F – Bbm – F (V7 – I – iv – I) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C7 – F.
What key is The Stripper in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in The Stripper?
Rock’n’roll rocker: rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Stripper 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.