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How to play Say You, Say Me on piano

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Learn Say You, Say Me in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Ab – Cm7 – Fm – Cm – Db – Bbm – Ab
How it goes
Say You, Say Me sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 7 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Cm7 is C, Eb, G and Bb; Fm is F, Ab and C; Cm is C, Eb and G; Db is Db, F and Ab; Bbm is Bb, Db and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbICm7iii7FmviCmiiiDbIVBbmiiAbI
- AbAb · C · Eb
- Cm7C · Eb · G · Bb
- FmF · Ab · C
- CmC · Eb · G
- DbDb · F · Ab
- BbmBb · Db · F
58 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Marching giant
How it goes
Thick three-note chords on every beat, rocking between two shapes. Musicians call it lh triads (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Marching giantLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 70 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.
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Ending: Bbm – Db – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbmDbAb

What chords are in Say You, Say Me?

The loop is Ab – Cm7 – Fm – Cm – Db – Bbm – Ab (I – iii7 – vi – iii – IV – ii – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Bbm – Db – Ab.

What key is Say You, Say Me in?

Ab major, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Say You, Say Me?

Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Say You, Say Me easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Say You, Say Me?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the opening 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.