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How to play All Over Me on piano

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Learn All Over Me in 5 steps

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

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Chords: G – D – G – D
All Over Me sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIVDIGIVDI
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
384 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Pausing footsteps
Three even steps, then a quiet beat to breathe. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Pausing footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Skip-and-stroll chords
A skippy push at the start, then calm chords on 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Skip-and-stroll chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 160 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.
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Ending: D – G – D
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DGD

What chords are in All Over Me?

The loop is G – D – G – D (IV – I – IV – I) in D major, and the song ends on D – G – D.

What key is All Over Me in?

D major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in All Over Me?

Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is All Over 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.