It's Getting Better All The Time Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn It's Getting Better All The Time in 5 steps

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

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Chords: C#m – B – A – E
How it goes
It's Getting Better All The Time sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C#m is C#, E and G#; B is B, D# and F#; A is A, C# and E; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C#mviBVAIVEI
- C#mC# · E · G#
- BB · D# · F#
- AA · C# · E
- EE · G# · B
51 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Lazy footsteps
How it goes
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Lazy footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Late-knock chords
How it goes
One chord, a long wait, then a quick knock-knock at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Late-knock chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 132 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: A – B – E
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE

What chords are in It's Getting Better All The Time?

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

What key is It's Getting Better All The Time in?

E major, at about 132 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in It's Getting Better All The Time?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is It's Getting Better All The Time easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.