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How to play My Guy on piano

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Learn My Guy in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: Cm – F – Cm – F
My Guy sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmiiFVCmiiFV
- CmC · Eb · G
- FF · A · C
33 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Pausing footsteps
Three even steps, then a quiet beat to breathe. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Pausing footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Push chords
Two quick chords and a push just before beat 3, then space. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Push chordsSyncopated chords · RockRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 88 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: Eb – F – Bb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- BbBb · D · F

What chords are in My Guy?

The loop is Cm – F – Cm – F (ii – V – ii – V) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is My Guy in?

Bb major, at about 88 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in My Guy?

Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is My Guy 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.