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How to play She’s Too Good For Me on piano
By Sting
- C minor
- 4/4
- 144 BPM
- Easy
Learn She’s Too Good For Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm – Am – Ab7 – G7
She’s Too Good For Me sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Am is A, C and E; Ab7 is Ab, C, Eb and Gb; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmiAmviAb7VI7G7V7- CmC · Eb · G
- AmA · C · E
- Ab7Ab · C · Eb · Gb
- G7G · B · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Lazy footsteps
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Wait-a-beat chords
Silence on beat 1, then chords on 2, 3 and 4, leaving room for the bass. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 144 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: Ab – Bb – Cm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbCm- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about She’s Too Good For Me
What chords are in She’s Too Good For Me?
The loop is Cm – Am – Ab7 – G7 (i – vi – bVI7 – V7) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is She’s Too Good For Me in?
C minor, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in She’s Too Good For Me?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is She’s Too Good For Me easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.