Piano chords · Old-time stride
How to play There Is Nothin’ Like A Dame on piano
- F major
- 2/4
- 120 BPM
- 1949
- Medium
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Learn There Is Nothin’ Like A Dame in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C7 – F – Gm – G7
How it goes
There Is Nothin’ Like A Dame 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; Gm is G, Bb and D; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C7V7FIGmiiG7II7- C7C · E · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
- G7G · B · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Brass-band march
How it goes
A bold open chord, then a low note: oom-pah like a marching band. Musicians call it lh power fifths (2/4) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in 234 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Sleigh bells
How it goes
A high note and two quick chords in a short bar, jingling along. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: Gm – C7 – F
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GmC7F
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Questions about There Is Nothin’ Like A Dame
What chords are in There Is Nothin’ Like A Dame?
The loop is C7 – F – Gm – G7 (V7 – I – ii – II7) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C7 – F.
What key is There Is Nothin’ Like A Dame in?
F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in There Is Nothin’ Like A Dame?
Brass-band march: lh power fifths (2/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is There Is Nothin’ Like A Dame 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.
Can I hear the real melody of There Is Nothin’ Like A Dame?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.