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How to play You've Got To Show on piano
By Indigo Girls
- G major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2002
- Easy
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Learn You've Got To Show in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – C – Bm – Bb7
How it goes
You've Got To Show sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G; Bm is B, D and F#; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GICIVBmiiiBb7bIII7- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- BmB · D · F#
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- 2
Left hand: Lazy footsteps
How it goes
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Swing push
How it goes
Three chords tumble out early with a swing, then the bar breathes. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: G – C – G
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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Questions about You've Got To Show
What chords are in You've Got To Show?
The loop is G – C – Bm – Bb7 (I – IV – iii – bIII7) in G major, and the song ends on G – C – G.
What key is You've Got To Show in?
G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You've Got To Show?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You've Got To Show 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.