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How to play Look What You’ve Done on piano
Written by John Ellis
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 128 BPM
- 2000
- Easy
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Learn Look What You’ve Done in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Bbsus4 – Ab – Eb
How it goes
Look What You’ve Done sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bbsus4 is Bb, Eb and F; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIBbsus4Vsus4AbIVEbI- EbEb · G · Bb
- Bbsus4Bb · Eb · F
- AbAb · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Push and land
How it goes
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Cartwheel chords
How it goes
Five evenly spaced chords roll across the beats, then land on 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 128 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Look What You’ve Done
What chords are in Look What You’ve Done?
The loop is Eb – Bbsus4 – Ab – Eb (I – Vsus – IV – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Look What You’ve Done in?
Eb major, at about 128 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Look What You’ve Done?
Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Look What You’ve Done easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.