How to play It’s All Good on piano

Learn It’s All Good in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: B – E – B – E
It’s All Good sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: B is B, D# and F#; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
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- BB · D# · F#
- EE · G# · B
80 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Push and land
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Push and landRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Gear-shift chords
Quick even chords that skip beat 3, like an engine changing gear. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Gear-shift chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 100 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: E – A – E
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EAE
- AA · C# · E

What chords are in It’s All Good?

The loop is B – E – B – E (V – I – V – I) in E major, and the song ends on E – A – E.

What key is It’s All Good in?

E major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in It’s All Good?

Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is It’s All Good 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.