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How to play I Just Can't Walk Away (Say It Now) on piano
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- 2011
- Medium
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Learn I Just Can't Walk Away (Say It Now) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gm – Dm – Cm – Gb
How it goes
I Just Can't Walk Away (Say It Now) sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; Dm is D, F and A; Cm is C, Eb and G; Gb is Gb, Bb and Db. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmviDmiiiCmiiGbbVI- GmG · Bb · D
- DmD · F · A
- CmC · Eb · G
- GbGb · Bb · Db
- 2
Left hand: Pony-trot pulse
How it goes
Quick trotting notes, then a jump over beat 3 to its “and”. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 114 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Wait-a-beat chords
How it goes
Silence on beat 1, then chords on 2, 3 and 4, leaving room for the bass. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 92 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: Eb – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about I Just Can't Walk Away (Say It Now)
What chords are in I Just Can't Walk Away (Say It Now)?
The loop is Gm – Dm – Cm – Gb (vi – iii – ii – bVI) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is I Just Can't Walk Away (Say It Now) in?
Bb major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Just Can't Walk Away (Say It Now)?
Pony-trot pulse: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Just Can't Walk Away (Say It 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.