Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play I Almost Do on piano

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Learn I Almost Do in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Asus4 – E – B – Asus4
How it goes
I Almost Do sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Asus4 is A, D and E; E is E, G# and B; B is B, D# and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Asus4IVsus4EIBVAsus4IVsus4
- Asus4A · D · E
- EE · G# · B
- BB · D# · F#
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: Lub-dub chords
How it goes
Two quick chords, a pause, two quick chords: just like a heartbeat. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Lub-dub chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 150 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
- AA · C# · E

What chords are in I Almost Do?

The loop is Asus4 – E – B – Asus4 (IVsus – I – V – IVsus) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is I Almost Do in?

E major, at about 150 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in I Almost Do?

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 I Almost Do 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.