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How to play Thistle And Weeds on piano
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- D minor
- 4/4
- 108 BPM
- Medium
Learn Thistle And Weeds in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – C – Dm – Bb
Thistle And Weeds sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; C is C, E and G; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbVICVIIDmiBbVI- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- DmD · F · A
- 2
Left hand: Bossa sway
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 108 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 – Dm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCDm
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Questions about Thistle And Weeds
What chords are in Thistle And Weeds?
The loop is Bb – C – Dm – Bb (bVI5 – bVII5 – i – bVI5) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Thistle And Weeds in?
D minor, at about 108 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Thistle And Weeds?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Thistle And Weeds 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.