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How to play Change It on piano
Written by Dolly Parton
- A major
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- 2008
- Medium
Learn Change It in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Asus4 – D – Asus4 – D
Change It sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Asus4 is A, D and E; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Asus4Isus4DIVAsus4Isus4DIV- Asus4A · D · E
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Tick-tick-boom pulse
Two quick low notes and a high one, twice: ta-ta-DUM, ta-ta-DUM. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 479 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Somersault chords
Evenly spaced chords roll across the beats, then flip into the next bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 110 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: D – E – A
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- EE · G# · B
- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Change It
What chords are in Change It?
The loop is Asus4 – D – Asus4 – D (Isus – IV – Isus – IV) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Change It in?
A major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Change It?
Tick-tick-boom pulse: root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Change It 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.