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How to play Think It Over on piano

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Learn Think It Over in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: E7 – A – D – A
How it goes
Think It Over sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E7 is E, G#, B and D; A is A, C# and E; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
E7V7AIDIVAI
- E7E · G# · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
106 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Little steps
How it goes
Up the chord and back, one step at a time. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5-3 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 304 songs of the library.
Little stepsBroken chord · ClassicalLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Offbeat skank
How it goes
Chords only on the “and”: reggae and swing. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Offbeat skankOffbeat chords · Blues and boogie-woogieRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 130 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: A – E7 – A
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AE7A

What chords are in Think It Over?

The loop is E7 – A – D – A (V7 – I – IV – I) in A major, and the song ends on A – E7 – A.

What key is Think It Over in?

A major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Think It Over?

Little steps: broken chord 1-3-5-3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Think It Over 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.