Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Can You Do This on piano
Written by Aloe Blacc, Khalil Abdul-Rahman & others
- A minor
- 4/4
- 152 BPM
- 2013
- Easy
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Learn Can You Do This in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: A7 – Am – D7 – C
How it goes
Can You Do This sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A7 is A, C#, E and G; Am is A, C and E; D7 is D, F#, A and C; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
A7I7AmiD7IV7CIII- A7A · C# · E · G
- AmA · C · E
- D7D · F# · A · C
- CC · E · G
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Left hand: Tiptoe heartbeat
How it goes
One firm note, then three tiptoe steps between the beats. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3& · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 245 songs of the library.
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Right hand: Pop stabs
How it goes
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 152 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.
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Ending: F – G – Am
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGAm- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
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Questions about Can You Do This
What chords are in Can You Do This?
The loop is A7 – Am – D7 – C (I7 – i – IV7 – bIII) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Can You Do This in?
A minor, at about 152 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Can You Do This?
Tiptoe heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Can You Do This 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.