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How to play Where Do You Start? on piano
- G major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1988
- Easy
Learn Where Do You Start? in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G7 – C – Am – Cm
Where Do You Start? sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G7 is G, B, D and F; C is C, E and G; Am is A, C and E; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
G7I7CIVAmiiCmiv- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
- AmA · C · E
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Pausing footsteps
Three even steps, then a quiet beat to breathe. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Wait-a-beat chords
Silence on beat 1, then chords on 2, 3 and 4, leaving room for the bass. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
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Questions about Where Do You Start?
What chords are in Where Do You Start??
The loop is G7 – C – Am – Cm (I7 – IV – ii – iv) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Where Do You Start? in?
G major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Where Do You Start??
Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Where Do You Start? 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.