Just The Guy To Do It Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Just The Guy To Do It in 5 steps

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

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Chords: D – E – C#m – F#m
Just The Guy To Do It sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; E is E, G# and B; C#m is C#, E and G#; F#m is F#, A and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIVEVC#miiiF#mvi
- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
- C#mC# · E · G#
- F#mF# · A · C#
23 songs go round the same chords
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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
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Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
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Both hands at 112 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.
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Ending: D – E – A
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA
- AA · C# · E

What chords are in Just The Guy To Do It?

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

What key is Just The Guy To Do It in?

A major, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Just The Guy To Do It?

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 Just The Guy To Do It 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.