Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Talking To You on piano
By Izzy Bizu
- G major
- 4/4
- 126 BPM
- 2016
- Medium
Learn Talking To You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – G – Dm – C
Talking To You sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIVGIDmvCIV- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- DmD · F · A
- 2
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.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
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 126 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: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- DD · F# · A
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Questions about Talking To You
What chords are in Talking To You?
The loop is C – G – Dm – C (IV – I – v – IV) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Talking To You in?
G major, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Talking To You?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Talking To You 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.