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How to play You Know You Like It on piano
Written by William Sami Grigahcine, Steve Guess & others
- C minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2012
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn You Know You Like It in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ab – Fm – Cm – Bb
How it goes
You Know You Like It sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Fm is F, Ab and C; Cm is C, Eb and G; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbVIFmivCmiBbVII- AbAb · C · Eb
- FmF · Ab · C
- CmC · Eb · G
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Cartwheel heartbeat
How it goes
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: 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 100 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: Ab – Bb – Cm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbCm
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Questions about You Know You Like It
What chords are in You Know You Like It?
The loop is Ab – Fm – Cm – Bb (bVI – iv – i – bVII) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is You Know You Like It in?
C minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You Know You Like It?
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 You Know You Like It 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.