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How to play OK, It’s Alright with Me on piano
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- A minor
- 4/4
- 84 BPM
- Medium
Learn OK, It’s Alright with Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am – F#m – F – C
OK, It’s Alright with Me sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; F#m is F#, A and C#; F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmiF#mviFVICIII- AmA · C · E
- F#mF# · A · C#
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Hurry-and-wait pulse
Three quick notes rush out early, then the bass waits for the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 336 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 84 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: F – G – Am
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGAm- GG · B · D
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Questions about OK, It’s Alright with Me
What chords are in OK, It’s Alright with Me?
The loop is Am – F#m – F – C (i – vi – bVI – bIII) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is OK, It’s Alright with Me in?
A minor, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in OK, It’s Alright with Me?
Hurry-and-wait pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is OK, It’s Alright with Me 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.