Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Ich Bin Dafür on piano
By Udo Jurgens
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Ich Bin Dafür in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Am – D7 – Gm
How it goes
Ich Bin Dafür sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Am is A, C and E; D7 is D, F#, A and C; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIVAmviiD7III7Gmvi- EbEb · G · Bb
- AmA · C · E
- D7D · F# · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Dripping tap
How it goes
A soft chord, then the same note dripping steadily, drop by drop. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 110 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: Fsus4 – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are Vsus – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
Fsus4FBb- Fsus4F · Bb · C
- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Ich Bin Dafür
What chords are in Ich Bin Dafür?
The loop is Eb – Am – D7 – Gm (IV – vii – III7 – vi) in Bb major, and the song ends on Fsus4 – F – Bb.
What key is Ich Bin Dafür in?
Bb major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Ich Bin Dafür?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Ich Bin Dafür 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.