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How to play Takin’ Back My Love on piano
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- A major
- 4/4
- 124 BPM
- 2009
- Easy
Learn Takin’ Back My Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C#m – F#m – D – E
Takin’ Back My Love sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C#m is C#, E and G#; F#m is F#, A and C#; D is D, F# and A; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C#miiiF#mviDIVEV- C#mC# · E · G#
- F#mF# · A · C#
- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
- 2
Left hand: Run-up footsteps
Four steady steps plus a quick extra one that leads into the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 581 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 124 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: D – E – A
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Takin’ Back My Love
What chords are in Takin’ Back My Love?
The loop is C#m – F#m – D – E (iii – vi – IV – V) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Takin’ Back My Love in?
A major, at about 124 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Takin’ Back My Love?
Run-up footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Takin’ Back My Love 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.