Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play I’ve Got The Music In Me on piano
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- G major
- 4/4
- 116 BPM
- Medium
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Learn I’ve Got The Music In Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – C – Gm – G
How it goes
I’ve Got The Music In Me sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GICIVGmiGI- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- GmG · Bb · D
- 2
Left hand: Bubbly heartbeat
How it goes
Steady beats filled with quick little pickups around beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 173 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Offbeat skank
How it goes
Chords only on the “and”: reggae and swing. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 116 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: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- DD · F# · A
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Questions about I’ve Got The Music In Me
What chords are in I’ve Got The Music In Me?
The loop is G – C – Gm – G (I – IV – i – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is I’ve Got The Music In Me in?
G major, at about 116 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I’ve Got The Music In Me?
Bubbly heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I’ve Got The Music In Me 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.