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How to play Why Don't We Do This More Often on piano
By Allie Wrubel
- Bb major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- 1941
- Easy
Learn Why Don't We Do This More Often in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: F7 – Bb – Gm – C7
Why Don't We Do This More Often sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F; Gm is G, Bb and D; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F7V7BbIGmviC7II7- F7F · A · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- GmG · Bb · D
- C7C · E · G · Bb
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Left hand: Giant steps
A full chord on every beat, low and heavy, like a giant walking. Musicians call it lh chords (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
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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.
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Both hands at 160 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.
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Ending: Cm – F7 – Bb
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CmF7Bb- CmC · Eb · G
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Questions about Why Don't We Do This More Often
What chords are in Why Don't We Do This More Often?
The loop is F7 – Bb – Gm – C7 (V7 – I – vi – II7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – F7 – Bb.
What key is Why Don't We Do This More Often in?
Bb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Why Don't We Do This More Often?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Why Don't We Do This More Often 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.