How to play Trouble on piano

Learn Trouble in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: C7 – G7 – D7 – C7
Trouble sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C7 is C, E, G and Bb; G7 is G, B, D and F; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C7IV7G7I7D7V7C7IV7
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- G7G · B · D · F
- D7D · F# · A · C
15 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Hurrying footsteps
Calm steps in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 642 songs of the library.
Hurrying footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handMedium
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.
Pumping chordsPumping 8ths · RockRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 120 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: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG
- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D

What chords are in Trouble?

The loop is C7 – G7 – D7 – C7 (IV7 – I7 – V7 – IV7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Trouble in?

G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Trouble?

Hurrying footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Trouble 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.