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How to play Take It Off on piano

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Learn Take It Off in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Db – Eb – Fm – Db
Take It Off sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Db is Db, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Fm is F, Ab and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbIVEbVFmviDbIV
- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FmF · Ab · C
55 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
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: Run-up chords
Four steady chords plus a quick extra one leading into the next bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Run-up chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 125 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 – Ab
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb
- AbAb · C · Eb

What chords are in Take It Off?

The loop is Db – Eb – Fm – Db (IV – V – vi – IV) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.

What key is Take It Off in?

Ab major, at about 125 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Take It Off?

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

Is Take It Off 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.