How Do You Like Me Now?! Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn How Do You Like Me Now?! in 5 steps

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

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Chords: F – C – G – C
How Do You Like Me Now?! sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIVCIGVCI
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
66 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Stumbling footsteps
Steady steps with one tiny stumble right before beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 146 songs of the library.
Stumbling footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Double island chords
The island rhythm squeezed in twice per bar: quick and dancy. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Double island chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handMedium
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Both hands at 110 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.
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Ending: C – G – C
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CGC

What chords are in How Do You Like Me Now?!?

The loop is F – C – G – C (IV – I – V – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – G – C.

What key is How Do You Like Me Now?! in?

C major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in How Do You Like Me Now?!?

Stumbling footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is How Do You Like Me Now?! 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.