He’s Sure The Boy I Love Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn He’s Sure The Boy I Love in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: Eb – Cm – Ab – Bb7
How it goes
He’s Sure The Boy I Love sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Cm is C, Eb and G; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbICmviAbIVBb7V7
- EbEb · G · Bb
- CmC · Eb · G
- AbAb · C · Eb
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
34 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Lazy seesaw
How it goes
A low note, a higher one, a gap, then the higher one again. Musicians call it root–fifth 1-5-5 (root–fifth bass), an easy pattern heard in 520 songs of the library.
Lazy seesawRoot–fifth bass · Bossa novaLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Double-skip chords
How it goes
Steady chords with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Double-skip chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 76 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: Eb – Bb7 – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbBb7Eb

What chords are in He’s Sure The Boy I Love?

The loop is Eb – Cm – Ab – Bb7 (I – vi – IV – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Bb7 – Eb.

What key is He’s Sure The Boy I Love in?

Eb major, at about 76 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in He’s Sure The Boy I Love?

Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is He’s Sure The Boy I Love 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.