Slow dance ’50s
50s doo-wop piano in 12/8: triplet chords for a slow dance under the lights.
Chords: F, Dm, B♭, C, F, Dm, B♭, C
How to play it
Left hand: Slow-dance heartbeat
Four slow, deep beats under a swaying fifties ballad.
Right hand: Slow-dance chords
Four slow chords per bar under a swaying fifties ballad.
Both hands
Play them together over the Sweet chord loop, in 12/8 at about 88 beats a minute. Start at 60% speed.
Songs in this style
Questions
What does the left hand play in 50s doo-wop piano in 12/8?
Patterns like Slow-dance heartbeat, Rocking chair and Jukebox leaps. The first is the one you hear on this page.
What does the right hand play?
Patterns like Slow-dance chords and Doo-wop chords, over the chords of the loop.
Which songs are played in this style?
Perfect by Ed Sheeran, A Thousand Years by Christina Perri and Lonely by Akon use the Slow dance ’50s style. The songs on this page all are played in this style, the most played first.