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How to play Show Me How You Burlesque on piano
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- B minor
- 2/2
- 56 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Show Me How You Burlesque in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – G – D – A
How it goes
Show Me How You Burlesque sits in B minor: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; 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.
BmiGVIDIIIAVII- BmB · D · F#
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
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Left hand: Drowsy heartbeat
How it goes
Two slow notes, then a late one that slips in before the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 889 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 56 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: G – A – Bm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GABm
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Questions about Show Me How You Burlesque
What chords are in Show Me How You Burlesque?
The loop is Bm – G – D – A (i – VI – III – VII) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is Show Me How You Burlesque in?
B minor, at about 56 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Show Me How You Burlesque?
Drowsy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Show Me How You Burlesque 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.