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How to play Could You (from Little Women: The Musical) on piano
- A minor
- 2/2
- 83 BPM
- 2005
- Medium
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Learn Could You (from Little Women: The Musical) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: E – Am – E – Am
How it goes
Could You (from Little Women: The Musical) sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EVAmiEVAmi- EE · G# · B
- AmA · C · E
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Left hand: Carousel
How it goes
Boom-chick-chick, boom-chick-chick: round and round like a carousel. Musicians call it waltz 6/8 oom-pah (waltz), a medium pattern heard in 26 songs of the library.
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Right hand: Rowing-boat chords
How it goes
Six even chords per bar, rolling along like oars on water. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 83 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: F – G – Am
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGAm- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
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Questions about Could You (from Little Women: The Musical)
What chords are in Could You (from Little Women: The Musical)?
The loop is E – Am – E – Am (V – i – V – i) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Could You (from Little Women: The Musical) in?
A minor, at about 83 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Could You (from Little Women: The Musical)?
Carousel: waltz 6/8 oom-pah, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Could You (from Little Women: The Musical) 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.