Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Help Me Find It on piano
By Sidewalk Prophets
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- IV–I–vi–V loop
- 2012
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Help Me Find It in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ab – Eb – Cm – Bb
How it goes
Help Me Find It sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Cm is C, Eb and G; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIVEbICmviBbV- AbAb · C · Eb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- CmC · Eb · G
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Tick-tick-boom pulse
How it goes
Two quick low notes and a high one, twice: ta-ta-DUM, ta-ta-DUM. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 479 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb
Play next
Questions about Help Me Find It
What chords are in Help Me Find It?
The loop is Ab – Eb – Cm – Bb (IV – I – vi – V) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Help Me Find It in?
Eb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Help Me Find It?
Tick-tick-boom pulse: root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Help Me Find It 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.