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How to play Say It Loud on piano
Written by Chris Rohman & Matt Hammitt
- D major
- 4/4
- 140 BPM
- 2002
- Medium
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Learn Say It Loud in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – D – G – A
How it goes
Say It Loud sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIVDIGIVAV- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Tick-tick-boom pulse
How it goes
Two quick low notes and a high one, twice: ta-ta-DUM, ta-ta-DUM. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 479 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pausing chords
How it goes
Three steady chords, then beat 4 left empty to breathe. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 140 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 – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DAD
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Questions about Say It Loud
What chords are in Say It Loud?
The loop is G – D – G – A (IV5 – I – IV5 – V5) in D major, and the song ends on D – A – D.
What key is Say It Loud in?
D major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Say It Loud?
Tick-tick-boom pulse: root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Say It Loud 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.