Choose Me, Oprah! Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Choose Me, Oprah! in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: F – C – Bb – F
How it goes
Choose Me, Oprah! sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FICVBbIVFI
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- BbBb · D · F
202 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Tick-tick-boom pulse
How it goes
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.
Tick-tick-boom pulseRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pumping chordsPumping 8ths · RockRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 100 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: Eb – Bb – F
How it goes
The last chords are bVII – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbBbF
- EbEb · G · Bb

What chords are in Choose Me, Oprah!?

The loop is F – C – Bb – F (I – V – IV – I) in F major, and the song ends on Eb – Bb – F.

What key is Choose Me, Oprah! in?

F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Choose Me, Oprah!?

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 Choose Me, Oprah! 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.