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How to play Please Mr. Postman on piano
By Robert Bateman, Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Go
- A major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Please Mr. Postman in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – A – F#m – F#m
How it goes
Please Mr. Postman sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; F#m is F#, A and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIAIF#mviF#mvi- AA · C# · E
- F#mF# · A · C#
- 2
Left hand: Knock-knock footsteps
How it goes
Step, then a quick knock-knock, a pause, and one last step. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 471 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Deep-breath chords
How it goes
A breath on beat 1, then quick chords pumping to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: D – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
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Questions about Please Mr. Postman
What chords are in Please Mr. Postman?
The loop is A – A – F#m – F#m (I – vi – I – vi) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Please Mr. Postman in?
A major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Please Mr. Postman?
Knock-knock footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Please Mr. Postman 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.
Can I hear the real melody of Please Mr. Postman?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.