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How to play Come Pick Me Up on piano
By Ryan Adams
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 60 BPM
- I–vi–IV–ii loop
- 2000
- Medium
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Learn Come Pick Me Up in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – Gm – Eb – Cm
How it goes
Come Pick Me Up sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Gm is G, Bb and D; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIGmviEbIVCmii- BbBb · D · F
- GmG · Bb · D
- EbEb · G · Bb
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Bubbly heartbeat
How it goes
Steady beats filled with quick little pickups around beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 173 songs of the library.
- 3
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.
- 4
Both hands at 60 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: Eb – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- FF · A · C
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Questions about Come Pick Me Up
What chords are in Come Pick Me Up?
The loop is Bb – Gm – Eb – Cm (I – vi – IV – ii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Come Pick Me Up in?
Bb major, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Come Pick Me Up?
Bubbly heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Come Pick Me Up 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.