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How to play I Get A Kick Out Of You on piano

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Learn I Get A Kick Out Of You in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Eb – Db – Eb – Db
How it goes
I Get A Kick Out Of You sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Db is Db, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIDbbVIIEbIDbbVII
- EbEb · G · Bb
- DbDb · F · Ab
90 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Hummingbird shiver
How it goes
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.
Hummingbird shiverTremolo · Film scoreLeft handTricky
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Right hand: Pop stabs
How it goes
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pop stabsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 85 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: 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
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F

What chords are in I Get A Kick Out Of You?

The loop is Eb – Db – Eb – Db (I – bVII – I – bVII) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is I Get A Kick Out Of You in?

Eb major, at about 85 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Get A Kick Out Of You?

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

Is I Get A Kick Out Of You 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.