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How to play She Moves In Her Own Way on piano
By The Kooks
- G major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 2005
- Medium
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Learn She Moves In Her Own Way in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – C – Am – Bm
How it goes
She Moves In Her Own Way sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G; Am is A, C and E; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GICIVAmiiBmiii- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- AmA · C · E
- BmB · D · F#
- 2
Left hand: Sneaky heartbeat
How it goes
One strong note, then two sneaky ones hiding between the beats. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 436 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hurrying chords
How it goes
Calm chords in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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: Am – C – G
How it goes
The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AmCG
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Questions about She Moves In Her Own Way
What chords are in She Moves In Her Own Way?
The loop is G – C – Am – Bm (I – IV – ii – iii) in G major, and the song ends on Am – C – G.
What key is She Moves In Her Own Way in?
G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in She Moves In Her Own Way?
Sneaky heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is She Moves In Her Own Way 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.