You're Easy To Dance With Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn You're Easy To Dance With in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: G7 – C – Am – Dm
How it goes
You're Easy To Dance With sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G7 is G, B, D and F; C is C, E and G; Am is A, C and E; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
G7V7CIAmviDmii
- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
- AmA · C · E
- DmD · F · A
34 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Wobbling tick-tock
How it goes
The root and the note just below take turns: a cheeky swinging wobble. Musicians call it broken chord 8-7 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 303 songs of the library.
Wobbling tick-tockBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
How it goes
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hopscotch chordsBlock chords · StrideRight handEasy
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.
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Ending: F – G – C
How it goes
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

What chords are in You're Easy To Dance With?

The loop is G7 – C – Am – Dm (V7 – I – vi – ii) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is You're Easy To Dance With in?

C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in You're Easy To Dance With?

Wobbling tick-tock: broken chord 8-7, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is You're Easy To Dance With 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.