Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Three Cheers For Anything on piano
Written by Leigh Harline
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 140 BPM
- I–biio–ii–V7 loop
- 1940
- Easy
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Learn Three Cheers For Anything in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Eb – Edim – Fm – Bb7
How it goes
Three Cheers For Anything sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Edim is E, G and Bb; Fm is F, Ab and C; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIEdimbii°FmiiBb7V7- EbEb · G · Bb
- EdimE · G · Bb
- FmF · Ab · C
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
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Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 140 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.
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Ending: Eb – Fm – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – ii – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFmEb
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Questions about Three Cheers For Anything
What chords are in Three Cheers For Anything?
The loop is Eb – Edim – Fm – Bb7 (I – biio – ii – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Fm – Eb.
What key is Three Cheers For Anything in?
Eb major, at about 140 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Three Cheers For Anything?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Three Cheers For Anything 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.