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How to play There! Right There! on piano

Written by Laurence O’Keefe & Nell Benjamin

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Left hand Little marchRight hand Marching chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn There! Right There! in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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    Chords: Dm – A7 – Dm – A7

    There! Right There! sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; A7 is A, C#, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    DmiA7V7DmiA7V7
    • DmD · F · A
    • A7A · C# · E · G
    27 songs go round the same chords
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    Left hand: Little march

    A chord, then a single low note: left, right, like a little march. Musicians call it lh chords (2/4) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in 278 songs of the library.

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    Right hand: Marching chords

    Two chords per bar, left-right, like a happy little march. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 160 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.

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    Ending: G – A – D

    The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    GAD
    • GG · B · D
    • AA · C# · E
    • DD · F# · A

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Questions about There! Right There!

What chords are in There! Right There!?

The loop is Dm – A7 – Dm – A7 (i – V7 – i – V7) in D minor, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is There! Right There! in?

D minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in There! Right There!?

Little march: lh chords (2/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is There! Right There! 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.