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How to play Find Out Who Your Friends Are on piano
By Tracy Lawrence
- D major
- 2/2
- 150 BPM
- I–ii–IV–I loop
- Easy
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Learn Find Out Who Your Friends Are in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – Em – G – D
How it goes
Find Out Who Your Friends Are sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; Em is E, G and B; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIEmiiGIVDI- DD · F# · A
- EmE · G · B
- GG · B · D
- 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.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch bells
How it goes
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 150 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.
- 5
Ending: Em – G – D
How it goes
The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EmGD
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Questions about Find Out Who Your Friends Are
What chords are in Find Out Who Your Friends Are?
The loop is D – Em – G – D (I – ii – IV – I) in D major, and the song ends on Em – G – D.
What key is Find Out Who Your Friends Are in?
D major, at about 150 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Find Out Who Your Friends Are?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Find Out Who Your Friends Are 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.