Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Tweedle Dee on piano
Written by Winfield Scott
- F major
- 2/2
- 150 BPM
- 1954
- Medium
Learn Tweedle Dee in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – Bb7 – F – F#dim
Tweedle Dee sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; F#dim is F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIBb7IV7FIF#dimbii°- FF · A · C
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- F#dimF# · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Rock’n’roll climb
Up three chord notes and one step past: the 1950s rock’n’roll climb. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5-6 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 204 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 150 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: F – Bb7 – F
The last chords are I – IV7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FBb7F
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Questions about Tweedle Dee
What chords are in Tweedle Dee?
The loop is F – Bb7 – F – F#dim (I – IV7 – I – biio) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb7 – F.
What key is Tweedle Dee in?
F major, at about 150 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Tweedle Dee?
Rock’n’roll climb: broken chord 1-3-5-6, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Tweedle Dee 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.