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How to play Takin’ It To The Streets on piano
By Doobie Brothers
- C major
- 4/4
- 144 BPM
- 1976
- Medium
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Learn Takin’ It To The Streets in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – C7 – F – D7
How it goes
Takin’ It To The Streets sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIVC7I7FIVD7II7- FF · A · C
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- D7D · F# · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Chugging-train pulse
How it goes
Chugs along in quick even notes, then takes one tiny breath at the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 629 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 144 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.
- 5
Ending: C – F – C
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CFC- CC · E · G
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Questions about Takin’ It To The Streets
What chords are in Takin’ It To The Streets?
The loop is F – C7 – F – D7 (IV – I7 – IV – II7) in C major, and the song ends on C – F – C.
What key is Takin’ It To The Streets in?
C major, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Takin’ It To The Streets?
Chugging-train pulse: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Takin’ It To The Streets 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.