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How to play Come See About Me on piano
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- D major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- ii–I–ii–I loop
- Medium
Learn Come See About Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Em – D – Em – D
Come See About Me sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmiiDIEmiiDI- EmE · G · B
- DD · F# · A
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Left hand: Double-skip footsteps
Steady steps with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 397 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch bells
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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 – Em – D
The last chords are I – ii – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEmD
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Questions about Come See About Me
What chords are in Come See About Me?
The loop is Em – D – Em – D (ii – I – ii – I) in D major, and the song ends on D – Em – D.
What key is Come See About Me in?
D major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Come See About Me?
Double-skip footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Come See About Me 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.