Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen) on piano
By Tom Waits
- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1976
- Easy
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Learn Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – F – Gm – C7
How it goes
Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen) sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; F is F, A and C; Gm is G, Bb and D; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIVFIGmiiC7V7- BbBb · D · F
- FF · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Gentle rocking
How it goes
Root, fifth, octave, fifth: the gentle rocking under countless pop ballads. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 696 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Soft chords
How it goes
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: 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 Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen)
What chords are in Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen)?
The loop is Bb – F – Gm – C7 (IV – I – ii – V7) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C7 – F.
What key is Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen) in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen)?
Gentle rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen) 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.