Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play Yodel-Adle-Eedle-Idle-Oo on piano
Written by Alan Menken
- D minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2004
- Medium
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Learn Yodel-Adle-Eedle-Idle-Oo in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – F – C7 – F
How it goes
Yodel-Adle-Eedle-Idle-Oo sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; F is F, A and C; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbVIFIIIC7VII7FIII- BbBb · D · F
- FF · A · C
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Velvet jazz
How it goes
Two soft notes on each beat: the cozy colour of old jazz ballads. Musicians call it lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Sleigh bells
How it goes
A high note and two quick chords in a short bar, jingling along. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 BPM
How it goes
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: D – A7 – D
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DA7D- DD · F# · A
- A7A · C# · E · G
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Questions about Yodel-Adle-Eedle-Idle-Oo
What chords are in Yodel-Adle-Eedle-Idle-Oo?
The loop is Bb – F – C7 – F (bVI – bIII – bVII7 – bIII) in D minor, and the song ends on D – A7 – D.
What key is Yodel-Adle-Eedle-Idle-Oo in?
D minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Yodel-Adle-Eedle-Idle-Oo?
Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Yodel-Adle-Eedle-Idle-Oo 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.