Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play A Change Would Do You Good on piano
By Sheryl Crow
- F major
- 4/4
- 112 BPM
- 1996
- Medium
Learn A Change Would Do You Good in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F7 – Cm – F7 – Cm
A Change Would Do You Good sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F7I7CmvF7I7Cmv- F7F · A · C · Eb
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Dancing heartbeat
Notes dance around the beats, pushing ahead on the “ands”. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 245 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Double-skip chords
Steady chords with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 112 BPM
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: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
Play next
Questions about A Change Would Do You Good
What chords are in A Change Would Do You Good?
The loop is F7 – Cm – F7 – Cm (I7 – v – I7 – v) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is A Change Would Do You Good in?
F major, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A Change Would Do You Good?
Dancing heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Change Would Do You Good 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.