Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play Train, Train on piano
By Blackfoot
- G major
- 4/4
- 122 BPM
- 1979
- Medium
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Learn Train, Train in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: E – A – E – D
How it goes
Train, Train sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; A is A, C# and E; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EVIAIIEVIDV- EE · G# · B
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Boogie walker
How it goes
A walking line that climbs and falls through the chord. Musicians call it boogie-woogie line (boogie & shuffle), a medium pattern heard in 807 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pop stabs
How it goes
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 122 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: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
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Questions about Train, Train
What chords are in Train, Train?
The loop is E – A – E – D (VI5 – II5 – VI5 – V) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Train, Train in?
G major, at about 122 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Train, Train?
Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Train, Train 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.