Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Let’s Talk About Me on piano
Written by Ali Theodore & Bret McKenzie
- A major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- I–bVII–I–bVII loop
- 2011
- Medium
Learn Let’s Talk About Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – G – A – G
Let’s Talk About Me sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIGbVIIAIGbVII- AA · C# · E
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Bubbly heartbeat
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: 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.
- 4
Both hands at 92 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.
- 5
Ending: A – G – A
The last chords are I – bVII – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AGA
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Questions about Let’s Talk About Me
What chords are in Let’s Talk About Me?
The loop is A – G – A – G (I – bVII – I – bVII) in A major, and the song ends on A – G – A.
What key is Let’s Talk About Me in?
A major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Let’s Talk About 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 Let’s Talk About 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.