Piano chords · Waltz garden
How to play Up Jumped Spring on piano
- Bb major
- 3/4
- 140 BPM
- 1962
- Medium
Learn Up Jumped Spring in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gm – Fm – Em – A7
Up Jumped Spring sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; Fm is F, Ab and C; Em is E, G and B; A7 is A, C#, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmviFmvEm#ivA7VII7- GmG · Bb · D
- FmF · Ab · C
- EmE · G · B
- A7A · C# · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Waltz stride
A deep bass, a chord above, then the octave: a leaping waltz. Musicians call it stride (3/4) (stride & boom-chick), a medium pattern heard in 215 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 140 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: Eb – F – Bb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Up Jumped Spring
What chords are in Up Jumped Spring?
The loop is Gm – Fm – Em – A7 (vi – v – #iv – VII7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Up Jumped Spring in?
Bb major, at about 140 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Up Jumped Spring?
Waltz stride: stride (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Up Jumped Spring 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.