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How to play Why Her Not Me on piano
By Grace Carter
- D minor
- 4/4
- 88 BPM
- 2018
- Medium
Learn Why Her Not Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Dm – C – Bb – F
Why Her Not Me sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; C is C, E and G; Bb is Bb, D and F; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmiCVIIBbVIFIII- DmD · F · A
- CC · E · G
- BbBb · D · F
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Cartwheel heartbeat
Five evenly spaced notes roll across the beats, then land on 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3e · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 89 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Somersault chords
Evenly spaced chords roll across the beats, then flip into the next bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 88 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: Bb – C – Dm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCDm
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Questions about Why Her Not Me
What chords are in Why Her Not Me?
The loop is Dm – C – Bb – F (i – bVII – bVI – bIII) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Why Her Not Me in?
D minor, at about 88 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Why Her Not Me?
Cartwheel heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3e · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Why Her Not Me 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.