Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play I Touch Myself on piano
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- D minor
- 4/4
- 112 BPM
- 1991
- Medium
Learn I Touch Myself in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – C – F – F – Bb – C – F – F
I Touch Myself sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; C is C, E and G; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbVICVIIFIIIFIIIBbVICVIIFIIIFIII- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Marching chords
Two chords per bar, left-right, like a happy little march. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 112 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: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
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Questions about I Touch Myself
What chords are in I Touch Myself?
The loop is Bb – C – F – F – Bb – C – F – F (VI – VII – III – VI – VII – III – VI – VII) in D minor, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is I Touch Myself in?
D minor, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Touch Myself?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Touch Myself easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of I Touch Myself?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.