Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play Follow Me on piano

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Learn Follow 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: F – Bb – C – F
Follow Me sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Bb is Bb, D and F; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIBbIVCVFI
- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
215 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Dancing heartbeat
Notes dance around the beats, pushing ahead on the “ands”. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 245 songs of the library.
Dancing heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Lighthouse blink
A note and the one above flash in turn, steady as a lighthouse. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Lighthouse blinkTwo-note ostinato · BalladRight handMedium
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Both hands at 96 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.
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Ending: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF

What chords are in Follow Me?

The loop is F – Bb – C – F (I – IV – V – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Follow Me in?

F major, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Follow Me?

Dancing heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Follow 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.