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How to play Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye on piano

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Left hand Pop heartbeatRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

  1. 1

    Chords: F – Bb – F – Bb

    How it goes

    Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    FIBbIVFIBbIV
    • FF · A · C
    • BbBb · D · F
    782 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Pop heartbeat

    How it goes

    Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

    Pop heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
  3. 3

    Right hand: Hopscotch bells

    How it goes

    A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

    Hopscotch bellsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
  4. 4

    Both hands at 72 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. 5

    Ending: F – Bb – F

    How it goes

    The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    FBbF

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Questions about Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye

What chords are in Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye?

The loop is F – Bb – F – Bb (I – IV – I – IV) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb – F.

What key is Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye in?

F major, at about 72 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.