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How to play Because You Loved Me on piano
By Diane Warren
- Db major
- 4/4
- 76 BPM
- 1996
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Because You Loved Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Db – Ebm7 – Gb – Ab – Bbm – Db – Ab – Db
How it goes
Because You Loved Me sits in Db major: Db is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: Db is Db, F and Ab; Ebm7 is Eb, Gb, Bb and Db; Gb is Gb, Bb and Db; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bbm is Bb, Db and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbIEbm7ii7GbIVAbVBbmviDbIAbVDbI- DbDb · F · Ab
- Ebm7Eb · Gb · Bb · Db
- GbGb · Bb · Db
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbmBb · Db · F
- 2
Left hand: Hurrying footsteps
How it goes
Calm steps in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 642 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 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: Db – Ebm – Db
How it goes
The last chords are I – ii – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbmDb- EbmEb · Gb · Bb
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Questions about Because You Loved Me
What chords are in Because You Loved Me?
The loop is Db – Ebm7 – Gb – Ab – Bbm – Db – Ab – Db (I – ii7 – IV – V – vi – I – V – I) in Db major, and the song ends on Db – Ebm – Db.
What key is Because You Loved Me in?
Db major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Because You Loved Me?
Hurrying footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Because You Loved Me easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Because You Loved Me?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.