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How to play The More I Look Inside (from Piglet's Big Movie) on piano
By Carly Simon
- C major
- 4/4
- 108 BPM
- 2003
- Medium
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Learn The More I Look Inside (from Piglet's Big Movie) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – C – F – Dm
How it goes
The More I Look Inside (from Piglet's Big Movie) sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G; F is F, A and C; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GVCIFIVDmii- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
- DmD · F · A
- 2
Left hand: Groovy roots
How it goes
Notes jump around the “ands”, giving the bass a funky bounce. Musicians call it root bass · syncopated 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 363 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Knock-knock chords
How it goes
Chord, a quick knock-knock, a pause, then one last chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 108 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: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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Questions about The More I Look Inside (from Piglet's Big Movie)
What chords are in The More I Look Inside (from Piglet's Big Movie)?
The loop is G – C – F – Dm (V – I – IV – ii) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is The More I Look Inside (from Piglet's Big Movie) in?
C major, at about 108 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The More I Look Inside (from Piglet's Big Movie)?
Groovy roots: root bass · syncopated 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The More I Look Inside (from Piglet's Big Movie) 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.