Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play A Woman In Love: It’s Not Me on piano
Written by Tom Petty & Mike Campbell
- B minor
- 4/4
- 150 BPM
- 1981
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn A Woman In Love: It’s Not Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – A – D – E
How it goes
A Woman In Love: It’s Not Me sits in B minor: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; A is A, C# and E; D is D, F# and A; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmiAVIIDIIIEIV- BmB · D · F#
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
- 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: Mouse-run chords
How it goes
Skips beat 1, scurries through four quick chords, then hides. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 150 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 – A – Bm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GABm- GG · B · D
Play next
Questions about A Woman In Love: It’s Not Me
What chords are in A Woman In Love: It’s Not Me?
The loop is Bm – A – D – E (i – bVII – bIII – IV) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is A Woman In Love: It’s Not Me in?
B minor, at about 150 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A Woman In Love: It’s Not Me?
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 A Woman In Love: It’s Not Me 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.