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How to play People Get Ready on piano

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Learn People Get Ready in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: E – C#m – A – E
How it goes
People Get Ready sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; C#m is C#, E and G#; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
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- EE · G# · B
- C#mC# · E · G#
- AA · C# · E
121 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Freeze-tag footsteps
How it goes
Step, step-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 286 songs of the library.
Freeze-tag footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Eager chords
How it goes
Jumps in early before beat 3, like the chords can’t wait. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Eager chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 76 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: A – B – E
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE
- BB · D# · F#

What chords are in People Get Ready?

The loop is E – C#m – A – E (I – vi – IV – I) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is People Get Ready in?

E major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in People Get Ready?

Freeze-tag footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is People Get Ready 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.