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How to play Look At Me, I’m Sandra Dee on piano
By Jim Jacobs
- A major
- 3/4
- 100 BPM
- V7–I–I7–IV loop
- Medium
Learn Look At Me, I’m Sandra Dee in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: E7 – A – A7 – D
Look At Me, I’m Sandra Dee sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E7 is E, G#, B and D; A is A, C# and E; A7 is A, C#, E and G; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
E7V7AIA7I7DIV- E7E · G# · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- A7A · C# · E · G
- DD · F# · A
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Left hand: Moon River roll
A wide, flowing roll in three, the Moon River feel. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 441 songs of the library.
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Right hand: Waltz push chords
Chord, a push before beat 3, then the landing: a waltz with a nudge. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: A – E7 – A
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AE7A
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Questions about Look At Me, I’m Sandra Dee
What chords are in Look At Me, I’m Sandra Dee?
The loop is E7 – A – A7 – D (V7 – I – I7 – IV) in A major, and the song ends on A – E7 – A.
What key is Look At Me, I’m Sandra Dee in?
A major, at about 100 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Look At Me, I’m Sandra Dee?
Moon River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Look At Me, I’m Sandra Dee 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.