Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Imma Be on piano
Written by Will Adams, Allan Pineda & others
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2009
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Imma Be in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Fm – Dbm – Gb7 – Fm
How it goes
Imma Be sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Dbm is Db, Fb and Ab; Gb7 is Gb, Bb, Db and Fb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmviDbmivGb7bVII7Fmvi- FmF · Ab · C
- DbmDb · Fb · Ab
- Gb7Gb · Bb · Db · Fb
- 2
Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
How it goes
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: Db – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb
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Questions about Imma Be
What chords are in Imma Be?
The loop is Fm – Dbm – Gb7 – Fm (vi – iv – bVII7 – vi) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Imma Be in?
Ab major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Imma Be?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Imma Be 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.