Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Strip It Down on piano
By Luke Bryan
- A major
- 4/4
- 70 BPM
- 2015
- Medium
Learn Strip It Down in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – D – A – Bm
Strip It Down sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; 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.
BmiiDIVAIBmii- BmB · D · F#
- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Bubbly heartbeat
Steady beats filled with quick little pickups around beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 173 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 70 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: Bm – D – A
The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BmDA
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Questions about Strip It Down
What chords are in Strip It Down?
The loop is Bm – D – A – Bm (ii – IV – I – ii) in A major, and the song ends on Bm – D – A.
What key is Strip It Down in?
A major, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Strip It Down?
Bubbly heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Strip It Down 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.