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How to play Every Part Of Me on piano

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Learn Every Part Of 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: G – D – Bm – G
How it goes
Every Part Of Me sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIVDIBmviGIV
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- BmB · D · F#
39 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Walking roots
How it goes
One low note on every beat, steady as walking feet. Musicians call it root bass · quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Walking rootsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Zigzag chords
How it goes
Steady at first, then a quick zigzag of chords around beat 3. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Zigzag chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 75 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: Bm – G – D
How it goes
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BmGD

What chords are in Every Part Of Me?

The loop is G – D – Bm – G (IV – I – vi – IV) in D major, and the song ends on Bm – G – D.

What key is Every Part Of Me in?

D major, at about 75 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Every Part Of Me?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Every Part Of 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.