Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play Take It Easy On Me on piano

Tuning the piano…

Learn it

Learn Take It Easy On Me in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Dm – A – Dm – A
How it goes
Take It Easy On Me sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmivAIDmivAI
- DmD · F · A
- AA · C# · E
14 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Pop heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Gospel-clap chords
How it goes
Skips beat 1, then soulful chords that bounce off the “ands”. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Gospel-clap chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 120 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: D – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA
- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B

What chords are in Take It Easy On Me?

The loop is Dm – A – Dm – A (iv – I – iv – I) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is Take It Easy On Me in?

A major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Take It Easy On Me?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Take It Easy On Me 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.