Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play It's Going To Take Some Time on piano

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Learn It's Going To Take Some 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 – Bb – C – Bb
How it goes
It's Going To Take Some Time sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIBbbVIICIBbbVII
- CC · E · G
- BbBb · D · F
90 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Sneaky heartbeat
How it goes
One strong note, then two sneaky ones hiding between the beats. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 436 songs of the library.
Sneaky heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Gear-shift chords
How it goes
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
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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.
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Ending: Bb – F – C
How it goes
The last chords are bVII – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbFC
- FF · A · C

What chords are in It's Going To Take Some Time?

The loop is C – Bb – C – Bb (I – bVII – I – bVII) in C major, and the song ends on Bb – F – C.

What key is It's Going To Take Some Time in?

C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in It's Going To Take Some Time?

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

Is It's Going To Take Some Time 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.