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How to play Two Bass Hit on piano

By Dizzy Gillespie

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Left hand Jazz walkRight hand Push chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn Two Bass Hit in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: C – C7 – C – C7

    Two Bass Hit sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    CIC7I7CIC7I7
    • CC · E · G
    • C7C · E · G · Bb
    20 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Jazz walk

    One note per beat, strolling like a jazz bassist. Musicians call it walking bass (walking bass), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Push chords

    Two quick chords and a push just before beat 3, then space. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 160 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. 5

    Ending: F – G – C

    The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    FGC
    • FF · A · C
    • GG · B · D

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Questions about Two Bass Hit

What chords are in Two Bass Hit?

The loop is C – C7 – C – C7 (I – I7 – I – I7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Two Bass Hit in?

C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Two Bass Hit?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Two Bass Hit 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.