Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago
Rod Stewart's "Downtown Train" on piano — with every single note's letter name written right inside it. If you've ever opened a page of sheet music and felt completely lost, this is the lesson that fixes that.
I'm Shawn Cheek, the Web Piano Teacher. I've been teaching adults to play the songs they actually love for over 20 years, and I write every transcription myself, as close to the original record as I can get it. This is Lesson 1 of the full Downtown Train series.
WHAT WE BUILD IN THIS LESSON
We take the entire first line, one measure at a time — no rushing, no skipping ahead:
• Why knowing you're in the key of B-flat tells you what's coming before you ever play a note
• The three chords you'll meet over and over in this song, and the "recipe" for each one
• How to build a B-flat chord anywhere on the keyboard — and what inversions really are
• My little X's, so you never have to wonder again whether to replay a tied note
• The triplet that gives Downtown Train its roll
• How to practice one measure so it actually sticks, instead of falling apart tomorrow
You do not need to read music fluently to play along. Every note is named. That's the whole idea.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Downtown Train — hear it first
0:58 Know your key: B-flat and its three chords
2:20 Building the B-flat chord (and what inversions really are)
3:36 My little X's: tied notes made obvious
4:12 Measure 1 — and how to actually practice it
4:32 The E-flat chord and the triplet
6:42 Measure 3
7:13 Playing the whole first line
9:02 Line 2
11:05 Line 3
12:31 Line 4
19:50 Wrap up and what's next
If this helped, subscribe — the rest of the Downtown Train series is going up right behind this one.
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Rod Stewart's "Downtown Train" on piano — with every single note's letter name written right inside it. If you've ever opened a page of sheet music and felt completely lost, this is the lesson that fixes that.
I'm Shawn Cheek, the Web Piano Teacher. I've been teaching adults to play the songs they actually love for over 20 years, and I write every transcription myself, as close to the original record as I can get it. This is Lesson 1 of the full Downtown Train series.
WHAT WE BUILD IN THIS LESSON
We take the entire first line, one measure at a time — no rushing, no skipping ahead:
• Why knowing you're in the key of B-flat tells you what's coming before you ever play a note
• The three chords you'll meet over and over in this song, and the "recipe" for each one
• How to build a B-flat chord anywhere on the keyboard — and what inversions really are
• My little X's, so you never have to wonder again whether to replay a tied note
• The triplet that gives Downtown Train its roll
• How to practice one measure so it actually sticks, instead of falling apart tomorrow
You do not need to read music fluently to play along. Every note is named. That's the whole idea.
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🎹 TRY EVERY LESSON I'VE EVER MADE — $1 FOR 7 DAYS
Over 1,000 song lessons, all taught exactly like this one, with the notes named and the sheet music included. Learn the songs you actually want to play, at your own pace, on your own schedule. Cancel any time.
👉 offers.webpianoteacher.com
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
⭐ DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT
Read the Google reviews from my actual students:
google.com/search?q=web+piano+teacher+reviews
CHAPTERS
0:00 Downtown Train — hear it first
0:58 Know your key: B-flat and its three chords
2:20 Building the B-flat chord (and what inversions really are)
3:36 My little X's: tied notes made obvious
4:12 Measure 1 — and how to actually practice it
4:32 The E-flat chord and the triplet
6:42 Measure 3
7:13 Playing the whole first line
9:02 Line 2
11:05 Line 3
12:31 Line 4
19:50 Wrap up and what's next
If this helped, subscribe — the rest of the Downtown Train series is going up right behind this one.
👍 Try 1,000 free lessons today on webpianoteacher.com ✅ Learn to play piano with Shawn’s revolutionary method
Read Google Reviews by Shawn’s actual students google.com/search?sca_esv=5009c1303de011b0&sca_upv=1&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS1008US1008&hl=en-US&q=web+piano+teacher+reviews&uds=ADvngMgvgkdrPGdvQSDLpEVP-ZodsumYvHbzDCPdZxu7y1dxdo5qqAYWcbG74nStvB1P7oPuKgMFxvRIzd_DZN3tMyxEyrPXSMvg62M7DhKnaOoXRrvMRlR2qOzpuVB5MFvbzhVxfpnLmeUii_UEMspRA9Sb2_UNlNmYcxD8gSa_9Y-ZrAhmC7PMo4dC-3yAW2NaRCTwbTkIJFF0zACFe0MmWygbXUnSyy4URj5yYn7f6Y92qL5F7C65sP-AwHchpQ_w3yruheB24nu-AvcfFQo-ckINkBqWAeio4R0dm9r8cmVn2A7RlUhPAPOZyHpYJ2DontEmnoCi9_eEmhwW9RpGrsajaR7u8_U58p0eD_M4AQtnaQce2g4_3U4ECJVG1OOQrlRFwR4byywOQYKXK-PF9b_wDOJ4wtlppDpfX1FhULjD2H_jbmF3keFLT-JjbHx5mU1wYAbm&si=ACC90nwjPmqJHrCEt6ewASzksVFQDX8zco_7MgBaIawvaF4-7tVxiqnhHYhqKwDDsP2tv6FAZ1fBoW06Zy-5I4bv_4sVUMNgTvp0JS4qCRvaokEGreiT-RV-opIxhvzKSE6856yE4kgwpddtdtU31HEpdWwEdq8gXg%3D%3D&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwik1uakreOIAxVxKkQIHU2mGhQQk8gLegQIKRAB&ictx=1&biw=390&bih=657&dpr=3
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🎹 Testimonials from Shawn’s actual students: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCmQmIKv8_bI83Iun0tmCk-4IOSVAxm6S
🔥Billy Joel Song Lessons: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCmQmIKv8_bKGJ1HDqNoqdQ02-o579MQk
🔥Elton John Song Lessons: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCmQmIKv8_bJV-8LhjXDcX5W4XRLhFhQZ
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