Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Be Careful, It's My Heart on piano
- F major
- 4/4
- 85 BPM
- 1942
- Medium
Learn Be Careful, It's My Heart in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gm – C7 – Gm – Csus4
Be Careful, It's My Heart sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; Csus4 is C, F and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmiiC7V7GmiiCsus4Vsus4- GmG · Bb · D
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- Csus4C · F · G
- 2
Left hand: Open sky
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pausing chords
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 85 BPM
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: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
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Questions about Be Careful, It's My Heart
What chords are in Be Careful, It's My Heart?
The loop is Gm – C7 – Gm – Csus4 (ii – V7 – ii – Vsus) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Be Careful, It's My Heart in?
F major, at about 85 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Be Careful, It's My Heart?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Be Careful, It's My Heart 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.