Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play So Good on piano

By Louisa Johnson

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Learn So Good in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Fm – Cm – Bb – Bbm
So Good sits in F minor: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Cm is C, Eb and G; Bb is Bb, D and F; Bbm is Bb, Db and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmiCmvBbIVBbmiv
- FmF · Ab · C
- CmC · Eb · G
- BbBb · D · F
- BbmBb · Db · F
2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Pop heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Heartbeat chords
Long, short, long: chords on the pop heartbeat, then a rest. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Heartbeat chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 72 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.
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Ending: Db – Eb – Fm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbFm
- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb

What chords are in So Good?

The loop is Fm – Cm – Bb – Bbm (i – v – IV – iv) in F minor, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Fm.

What key is So Good in?

F minor, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in So Good?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is So Good 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.