Piano chords · Rock drive

How to play Let Me Entertain You on piano

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Learn Let Me Entertain You in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Ab – Bb – F – F
How it goes
Let Me Entertain You sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbbIIIBbIVFIFI
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- FF · A · C
15 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
How it goes
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Engine 8thsRoot bass rhythm · RockLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Catch-up chords
How it goes
Two chords, a late one after beat 3, then a dash to catch up. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Catch-up chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 124 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 – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF
- CC · E · G

What chords are in Let Me Entertain You?

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

What key is Let Me Entertain You in?

F major, at about 124 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Let Me Entertain You?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Let Me Entertain 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Let Me Entertain You?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.