This Is It Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn This Is 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: Dm7 – Cm7 – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Edim – Eb
This Is It sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 6 chords: Dm7 is D, F, A and C; Cm7 is C, Eb, G and Bb; Ebmaj7 is Eb, G, Bb and D; Edim is E, G and Bb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Dm7iii7Cm7ii7Dm7iii7Ebmaj7IVmaj7Edim#iv°EbIV
- Dm7D · F · A · C
- Cm7C · Eb · G · Bb
- Ebmaj7Eb · G · Bb · D
- EdimE · G · Bb
- EbEb · G · Bb
384 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Lazy footsteps
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Lazy footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 104 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.
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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
- BbBb · D · F

What chords are in This Is It?

The loop is Dm7 – Cm7 – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Edim – Eb (iii7 – ii7 – iii7 – IVmaj7 – #iv° – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is This Is It in?

Bb major, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in This Is It?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is This Is It easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of This Is It?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.