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How to play Hey, Look Me Over on piano

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Learn Hey, Look Me Over in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: G – B7 – F#m – Ddim
How it goes
Hey, Look Me Over sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; B7 is B, D#, F# and A; F#m is F#, A and C#; Ddim is D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIB7III7F#mviiDdimv°
- GG · B · D
- B7B · D# · F# · A
- F#mF# · A · C#
- DdimD · F · Ab
2
Left hand: Swelling 6/8
How it goes
Rises to the top and falls back in one rocking six-note wave. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 73 songs of the library.
Swelling 6/8Open arpeggio · LullabyLeft handMedium
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 138 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.
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Ending: Am – D7 – G
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AmD7G
- AmA · C · E
- D7D · F# · A · C

What chords are in Hey, Look Me Over?

The loop is G – B7 – F#m – Ddim (I – III7 – vii – vo) in G major, and the song ends on Am – D7 – G.

What key is Hey, Look Me Over in?

G major, at about 138 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in Hey, Look Me Over?

Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Hey, Look Me Over 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.