Violets For Your Furs Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Violets For Your Furs in 5 steps

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

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Chords: F – D7 – Gm – C7
Violets For Your Furs sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; D7 is D, F#, A and C; Gm is G, Bb and D; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FID7VI7GmiiC7V7
- FF · A · C
- D7D · F# · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
- C7C · E · G · Bb
22 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Boom-chick
Bass, chord, bass, chord: the bounce of ragtime and country. Musicians call it boom-chick (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in 762 songs of the library.
Boom-chickStride & boom-chick · StrideLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Bouncy-ball chords
One chord, then chords bouncing on every “and”, like a ball. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Bouncy-ball chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 80 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.
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Ending: G7 – C7 – F
The last chords are II7 – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
G7C7F
- G7G · B · D · F

What chords are in Violets For Your Furs?

The loop is F – D7 – Gm – C7 (I – VI7 – ii – V7) in F major, and the song ends on G7 – C7 – F.

What key is Violets For Your Furs in?

F major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Violets For Your Furs?

Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Violets For Your Furs 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.