Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play You Do Your Thing on piano
- C major
- 2/2
- 130 BPM
- 2004
- Easy
Learn You Do Your Thing in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – C – D – G
You Do Your Thing sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; C is C, E and G; D is D, F# and A; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbbVIICIDIIGV- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Gentle rocking
Root, fifth, octave, fifth: the gentle rocking under countless pop ballads. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 696 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Offbeat skank
Chords only on the “and”: reggae and swing. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 130 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: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
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Questions about You Do Your Thing
What chords are in You Do Your Thing?
The loop is Bb – C – D – G (bVII – I – II5 – V) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is You Do Your Thing in?
C major, at about 130 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in You Do Your Thing?
Gentle rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Do Your Thing 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.