Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Take Me Out on piano
By Franz Ferdinand
- G major
- 4/4
- 144 BPM
- 2004
- Medium
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Learn Take Me Out in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: E – A – Bm – E
How it goes
Take Me Out sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; A is A, C# and E; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EVIAIIBmiiiEVI- EE · G# · B
- AA · C# · E
- BmB · D · F#
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
How it goes
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 144 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: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
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Questions about Take Me Out
What chords are in Take Me Out?
The loop is E – A – Bm – E (VI5 – II5 – iii – VI5) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Take Me Out in?
G major, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Take Me Out?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Take Me Out easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.