Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Sign Me Up on piano
By Ne-Yo
- A minor
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- 2006
- Medium
Learn Sign Me Up in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Dm – Em – Am – Dm
Sign Me Up sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; Em is E, G and B; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmivEmvAmiDmiv- DmD · F · A
- EmE · G · B
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Fluttering heartbeat
A quick flutter before beat 2, then a push before beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 152 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pop stabs
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 92 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: F – G – Am
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGAm- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
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Questions about Sign Me Up
What chords are in Sign Me Up?
The loop is Dm – Em – Am – Dm (iv – v – i – iv) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Sign Me Up in?
A minor, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Sign Me Up?
Fluttering heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Sign Me Up 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.