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How to play Why Don't We Do It In The Road on piano
By The Beatles
- F major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1969
- Medium
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Learn Why Don't We Do It In The Road in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – G – Bb – G
How it goes
Why Don't We Do It In The Road sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; G is G, B and D; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIGIIBbIVGII- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Excited heartbeat
How it goes
Lots of quick notes with a tiny skip before beat 3: full of energy. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 81 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 90 BPM
How it goes
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: F – Bb – F
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FBbF
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Questions about Why Don't We Do It In The Road
What chords are in Why Don't We Do It In The Road?
The loop is F – G – Bb – G (I – II – IV – II) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb – F.
What key is Why Don't We Do It In The Road in?
F major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Why Don't We Do It In The Road?
Excited heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Why Don't We Do It In The Road 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.