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How to play U Got It Bad on piano
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- D major
- 4/4
- 70 BPM
- vi–IV–vi–IV loop
- Medium
Learn U Got It Bad in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – G – Bm – G
U Got It Bad sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmviGIVBmviGIV- BmB · D · F#
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Leapfrog pulse
One long note, then a quick hop that leaps right into beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2a · 3 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 153 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 70 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
Ending: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
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Questions about U Got It Bad
What chords are in U Got It Bad?
The loop is Bm – G – Bm – G (vi – IV – vi – IV) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is U Got It Bad in?
D major, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in U Got It Bad?
Leapfrog pulse: root bass · 1 · 2a · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is U Got It Bad 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.