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How to play Get It Right on piano
Written by Adam Anders, Nikki Hassman & others
- D major
- 4/4
- 78 BPM
- IV–I–V–vi loop
- 2010
- Medium
Learn Get It Right in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – D – A – Bm
Get It Right 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; A is A, C# and E; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIVDIAVBmvi- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- BmB · D · F#
- 2
Left hand: Late-hop footsteps
Steady low-high steps with one quick extra hop after beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 659 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 78 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: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD
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Questions about Get It Right
What chords are in Get It Right?
The loop is G – D – A – Bm (IV – I – V – vi) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Get It Right in?
D major, at about 78 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Get It Right?
Late-hop footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Get It Right 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.