Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Make It To Me on piano
By Sam Smith
- Bb minor
- 4/4
- 76 BPM
- 2014
- Easy
Learn Make It To Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bbm – Db – Gb – Ab
Make It To Me sits in Bb minor: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Db is Db, F and Ab; Gb is Gb, Bb and Db; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbmiDbIIIGbVIAbVII- BbmBb · Db · F
- DbDb · F · Ab
- GbGb · Bb · Db
- AbAb · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Freeze-tag chords
Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 76 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: Gb – Ab – Bbm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GbAbBbm
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Questions about Make It To Me
What chords are in Make It To Me?
The loop is Bbm – Db – Gb – Ab (i – bIII – bVI – bVII) in Bb minor, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Bbm.
What key is Make It To Me in?
Bb minor, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Make It To Me?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Make It To Me 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.