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How to play I Get Ideas on piano
Written by Julio C. Sanders
- C major
- 2/2
- 96 BPM
- 1951
- Easy
Learn I Get Ideas in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – Dm – C – D#dim
I Get Ideas sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Dm is D, F and A; C is C, E and G; D#dim is D#, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIVDmiiCID#dimbiii°- FF · A · C
- DmD · F · A
- CC · E · G
- D#dimD# · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Pausing footsteps
Three even steps, then a quiet beat to breathe. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Catch-up chords
Two chords, a late one after beat 3, then a dash to catch up. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 96 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
Ending: C – G7 – C
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CG7C- G7G · B · D · F
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Questions about I Get Ideas
What chords are in I Get Ideas?
The loop is F – Dm – C – D#dim (IV – ii – I – biiio) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.
What key is I Get Ideas in?
C major, at about 96 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in I Get Ideas?
Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Get Ideas easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.