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How to play Get Low on piano
Written by Deongelo Holmes, Eric Jackson & others
- C minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2002
- Medium
Learn Get Low in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – Db – Eb – Fb
Get Low sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Db is Db, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Fb is Fb, Ab and Cb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIDbbIIEbIIIFbIII- CC · E · G
- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FbFb · Ab · Cb
- 2
Left hand: Hurry-and-wait pulse
Three quick notes rush out early, then the bass waits for the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 336 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Firefly blink
The top note and the one below blink back and forth like a firefly. 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: Ab – Bb – Cm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbCm- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- CmC · Eb · G
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Questions about Get Low
What chords are in Get Low?
The loop is C – Db – Eb – Fb (I5 – bII5 – bIII5 – III5) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is Get Low in?
C minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Get Low?
Hurry-and-wait pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Get Low 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.