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How to play Something In The Way You Move on piano

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Learn Something In The Way You Move in 5 steps

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

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Chords: B – A – E – C#m
How it goes
Something In The Way You Move sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: B is B, D# and F#; A is A, C# and E; E is E, G# and B; C#m is C#, E and G#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BVAIVEIC#mvi
- BB · D# · F#
- AA · C# · E
- EE · G# · B
- C#mC# · E · G#
18 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
How it goes
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Heartbeat octavesRocking octaves · RockLeft handEasy
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Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
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Both hands at 108 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.
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Ending: A – B – E
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE

What chords are in Something In The Way You Move?

The loop is B – A – E – C#m (V – IV – I – vi) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is Something In The Way You Move in?

E major, at about 108 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Something In The Way You Move?

Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Something In The Way You Move 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.