Do Something Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Do Something in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: E – Esus4 – E – Esus4
Do Something sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; Esus4 is E, A and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EIEsus4Isus4EIEsus4Isus4
- EE · G# · B
- Esus4E · A · B
83 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Tap-dance footsteps
Busy little taps around beat 2, then two calm steps to finish. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 100 songs of the library.
Tap-dance footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Swing push
Three chords tumble out early with a swing, then the bar breathes. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Swing pushSyncopated chords · Blues and boogie-woogieRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 104 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: A – B – E
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE
- AA · C# · E
- BB · D# · F#

What chords are in Do Something?

The loop is E – Esus4 – E – Esus4 (I – Isus – I – Isus) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is Do Something in?

E major, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Do Something?

Tap-dance footsteps: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Do Something 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.