Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play Let It Go on piano

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Learn Let It Go in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Db – Gb – Bbm – Ab
Let It Go sits in Db major: Db is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Db is Db, F and Ab; Gb is Gb, Bb and Db; Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbIGbIVBbmviAbV
- DbDb · F · Ab
- GbGb · Bb · Db
- BbmBb · Db · F
- AbAb · C · Eb
67 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Island pulse
Three, three, two: the island rhythm in so many pop hits. Musicians call it root bass · tresillo 3-3-2 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Island pulseRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Ticking clock
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Ticking clockRepeated-note pulse · RockRight handMedium
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Both hands at 75 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: Bbm – Ab – Db
The last chords are vi – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbmAbDb

What chords are in Let It Go?

The loop is Db – Gb – Bbm – Ab (I – IV – vi – V) in Db major, and the song ends on Bbm – Ab – Db.

What key is Let It Go in?

Db major, at about 75 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Let It Go?

Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Let It Go 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.