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How to play Let Me Be Good To You on piano
By Carla Thomas
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1966
- Medium
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Learn Let Me Be Good To You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ab – Db – Ab7 – Db
How it goes
Let Me Be Good To You sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Db is Db, F and Ab; Ab7 is Ab, C, Eb and Gb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbbVIIDbbIIIAb7bVII7DbbIII- AbAb · C · Eb
- DbDb · F · Ab
- Ab7Ab · C · Eb · Gb
- 2
Left hand: Double-skip footsteps
How it goes
Steady steps with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 397 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pony-trot chords
How it goes
Quick trotting chords, then a jump over beat 3 to its “and”. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: Eb – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Let Me Be Good To You
What chords are in Let Me Be Good To You?
The loop is Ab – Db – Ab7 – Db (bVII – bIII – bVII7 – bIII) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Let Me Be Good To You in?
Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Let Me Be Good To You?
Double-skip footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Let Me Be Good To You 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.