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How to play Why Try to Change Me Now on piano
By Bob Dylan
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 56 BPM
- 1958
- Easy
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Learn Why Try to Change Me Now in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Fm – Bb – Gm – Cm
How it goes
Why Try to Change Me Now sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Bb is Bb, D and F; Gm is G, Bb and D; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmiiBbVGmiiiCmvi- FmF · Ab · C
- BbBb · D · F
- GmG · Bb · D
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Lazy footsteps
How it goes
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 56 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- AbAb · C · Eb
- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Why Try to Change Me Now
What chords are in Why Try to Change Me Now?
The loop is Fm – Bb – Gm – Cm (ii – V – iii – vi) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Why Try to Change Me Now in?
Eb major, at about 56 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Why Try to Change Me Now?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Why Try to Change Me Now 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.