Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play Almost Like Being In Love on piano
By Gene Kelly
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 75 BPM
- 1947
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Almost Like Being In Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – Cm – F – Cm
How it goes
Almost Like Being In Love sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FVCmiiFVCmii- FF · A · C
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Boogie walker
How it goes
A walking line that climbs and falls through the chord. Musicians call it boogie-woogie line (boogie & shuffle), a medium pattern heard in 807 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pausing chords
How it goes
Three steady chords, then beat 4 left empty to breathe. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 75 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 – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- EbEb · G · Bb
- BbBb · D · F
Play next
Questions about Almost Like Being In Love
What chords are in Almost Like Being In Love?
The loop is F – Cm – F – Cm (V – ii – V – ii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Almost Like Being In Love in?
Bb major, at about 75 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Almost Like Being In Love?
Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Almost Like Being In 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.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.