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How to play Look Who’s Dancing on piano
Written by Ziggy Marley & Stephen Marley
- G minor
- 4/4
- 95 BPM
- 1989
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Look Who’s Dancing in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm – Dm – Cm – Dm
How it goes
Look Who’s Dancing sits in G minor: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmivDmvCmivDmv- CmC · Eb · G
- DmD · F · A
- 2
Left hand: Run-up footsteps
How it goes
Four steady steps plus a quick extra one that leads into the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 581 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Bouncy bells
How it goes
A high bell note, then chords bouncing on every “and”. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 95 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 – Gm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFGm- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
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Questions about Look Who’s Dancing
What chords are in Look Who’s Dancing?
The loop is Cm – Dm – Cm – Dm (iv – v – iv – v) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is Look Who’s Dancing in?
G minor, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Look Who’s Dancing?
Run-up footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Look Who’s Dancing 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.