Piano chords · Rock drive

How to play Come And Get It on piano

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Learn Come And Get It in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Eb – Ab – Bb7 – Eb
How it goes
Come And Get It sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIAbIVBb7V7EbI
- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
100 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Engine 8ths
How it goes
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Engine 8thsRoot bass rhythm · RockLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 140 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb
- BbBb · D · F

What chords are in Come And Get It?

The loop is Eb – Ab – Bb7 – Eb (I – IV – V7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Come And Get It in?

Eb major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Come And Get It?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Come And Get 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.