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How to play Catch Me If You Can on piano
- D major
- 4/4
- 130 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Catch Me If You Can in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – Bm – A – D
How it goes
Catch Me If You Can sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; Bm is B, D and F#; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AVBmviAVDI- AA · C# · E
- BmB · D · F#
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Walking roots
How it goes
One low note on every beat, steady as walking feet. Musicians call it root bass · quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Swinging star
How it goes
A high note and a lower one swing back and forth in quick notes. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 130 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: Bm – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are vi – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BmAD
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Questions about Catch Me If You Can
What chords are in Catch Me If You Can?
The loop is A – Bm – A – D (V – vi – V – I) in D major, and the song ends on Bm – A – D.
What key is Catch Me If You Can in?
D major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Catch Me If You Can?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Catch Me If You Can 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.