Piano chords · Dreamy ballad

How to play I’m So Excited on piano

Written by Trevor Lawrence, June Pointer & others

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Learn I’m So Excited in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Bb – Bb – Eb – Bb – Eb – Eb – Bb
How it goes
I’m So Excited sits in G minor: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 7 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIIIBbIIIEbVIBbIIIEbVIEbVIBbIII
- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
2
Left hand: Banana-peel slip
How it goes
Four steady beats on one note, then a quick slip down into the next bar. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8-8-8-7 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 102 songs of the library.
Banana-peel slipBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
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.
Wait-a-beat chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 160 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: Eb – F – Gm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFGm
- FF · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D

What chords are in I’m So Excited?

The loop is Bb – Bb – Eb – Bb – Eb – Eb – Bb (III – VI – III – VI – III – VI – III) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.

What key is I’m So Excited in?

G minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I’m So Excited?

Banana-peel slip: broken chord 8-8-8-8-7, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I’m So Excited easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of I’m So Excited?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the bass riff 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.