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How to play The Tender Trap on piano
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- F major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- Easy
Learn The Tender Trap in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C7 – F – F#dim – Cm
The Tender Trap 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; F#dim is F#, A and C; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C7V7FIF#dimbii°Cmv- C7C · E · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- F#dimF# · A · C
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Little steps
Up the chord and back, one step at a time. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5-3 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 304 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Double-clap chords
Quick double claps on beats 2 and 4, leaving beats 1 and 3 empty. 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: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
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Questions about The Tender Trap
What chords are in The Tender Trap?
The loop is C7 – F – F#dim – Cm (V7 – I – biio – v) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is The Tender Trap in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in The Tender Trap?
Little steps: broken chord 1-3-5-3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Tender Trap 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.