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How to play Can't Stop Thinking About You on piano
- E major
- 4/4
- 73 BPM
- 1975
- Easy
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Learn Can't Stop Thinking About You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: E – G#m – E7 – A
How it goes
Can't Stop Thinking About You sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; G#m is G#, B and D#; E7 is E, G#, B and D; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EIG#miiiE7I7AIV- EE · G# · B
- G#mG# · B · D#
- E7E · G# · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Lazy footsteps
How it goes
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Wait-a-beat chords
How it goes
Silence on beat 1, then chords on 2, 3 and 4, leaving room for the bass. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 73 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- BB · D# · F#
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Questions about Can't Stop Thinking About You
What chords are in Can't Stop Thinking About You?
The loop is E – G#m – E7 – A (I – iii – I7 – IV) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is Can't Stop Thinking About You in?
E major, at about 73 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Can't Stop Thinking About You?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Can't Stop Thinking About You 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.