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How to play Turn Up The Music on piano

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Left hand Tumbling heartbeatRight hand Swing pushChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn Turn Up The Music in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: G – D – Em – C

    Turn Up The Music sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A; Em is E, G and B; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    GIDVEmviCIV
    • GG · B · D
    • DD · F# · A
    • EmE · G · B
    • CC · E · G
    266 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Tumbling heartbeat

    Quick notes tumble forward from the start and land on beat 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 112 songs of the library.

    Tumbling heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
  3. 3

    Right hand: Swing push

    Three chords tumble out early with a swing, then the bar breathes. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

    Swing pushSyncopated chords · Blues and boogie-woogieRight handEasy
  4. 4

    Both hands at 93 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. 5

    Ending: C – D – G

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

    CDG

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Questions about Turn Up The Music

What chords are in Turn Up The Music?

The loop is G – D – Em – C (I – V – vi – IV) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Turn Up The Music in?

G major, at about 93 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Turn Up The Music?

Tumbling heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Turn Up The Music 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.