Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
What Does It Take: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by John Bristol, Vernon Bullock & others
- Bb major
- 2/2
- 112 BPM
- I–ii–I–ii loop
- 1968
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany What Does It Take without reading music. The left hand plays double-tap drop (broken chord 8-8-5) and the right hand push chords.
What Does It Take accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb – Cm – Bb – Cm loop with double-tap drop in the left hand and push chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about What Does It Take
What are the letter notes for the What Does It Take piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Bb – Cm – Bb – Cm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in What Does It Take?
The loop is Bb – Cm – Bb – Cm (I – ii – I – ii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is What Does It Take in?
Bb major, at about 112 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in What Does It Take?
Double-tap drop: broken chord 8-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is What Does It Take 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.