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How to play Getcha Getcha on piano

By Nelly

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Left hand Hummingbird shiverThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn Getcha Getcha in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

  1. 1

    Chords: Am – Dm – Em – Am

    Getcha Getcha sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; Dm is D, F and A; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    AmiDmivEmvAmi
    • AmA · C · E
    • DmD · F · A
    • EmE · G · B
    18 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Hummingbird shiver

    Two notes trembling super fast: a shiver of excitement. Musicians call it two-note tremolo (tremolo), a tricky pattern heard in 73 songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: the chords, held

    In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 83 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. 5

    Ending: F – G – Am

    The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    FGAm
    • FF · A · C
    • GG · B · D

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Questions about Getcha Getcha

What chords are in Getcha Getcha?

The loop is Am – Dm – Em – Am (i – iv – v – i) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.

What key is Getcha Getcha in?

A minor, at about 83 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Getcha Getcha?

Hummingbird shiver: two-note tremolo, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Getcha Getcha easy to play on piano?

It is a tricky 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.