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How to play Tell Her About It on piano
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- Bb major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- I–bVII–IV–I loop
- Medium
Learn Tell Her About It in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Bb – Ab – Eb – Bb
Tell Her About It sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIAbbVIIEbIVBbI- BbBb · D · F
- AbAb · C · Eb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Walking roots
One low note on every beat, steady as walking feet. Musicians call it root bass · quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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: Eb – F – Bb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- FF · A · C
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Questions about Tell Her About It
What chords are in Tell Her About It?
The loop is Bb – Ab – Eb – Bb (I – bVII – IV – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Tell Her About It in?
Bb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Tell Her About It?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Tell Her About It 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.