Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Don’t Answer Me on piano
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- C major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Easy
Learn Don’t Answer Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – Am – Dm – Gsus4
Don’t Answer Me sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Am is A, C and E; Dm is D, F and A; Gsus4 is G, C and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIAmviDmiiGsus4Vsus4- CC · E · G
- AmA · C · E
- DmD · F · A
- Gsus4G · C · D
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Push chords
Two quick chords and a push just before beat 3, then space. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: C – Fm – C
The last chords are I – iv – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CFmC- FmF · Ab · C
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Questions about Don’t Answer Me
What chords are in Don’t Answer Me?
The loop is C – Am – Dm – Gsus4 (I – vi – ii – Vsus) in C major, and the song ends on C – Fm – C.
What key is Don’t Answer Me in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Don’t Answer Me?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Don’t Answer Me easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.