Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Bet My Heart on piano
By Maroon 5
- C# minor
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Bet My Heart in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C#m – E – G#m – B
How it goes
Bet My Heart sits in C# minor: C# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C#m is C#, E and G#; E is E, G# and B; G#m is G#, B and D#; B is B, D# and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C#miEIIIG#mvBVII- C#mC# · E · G#
- EE · G# · B
- G#mG# · B · D#
- BB · D# · F#
- 2
Left hand: Double island pulse
How it goes
The island rhythm squeezed in twice per bar: quick and dancy. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3 · 3a · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 122 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 120 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: A – B – C#m
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABC#m- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Bet My Heart
What chords are in Bet My Heart?
The loop is C#m – E – G#m – B (i – bIII – v – bVII) in C# minor, and the song ends on A – B – C#m.
What key is Bet My Heart in?
C# minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Bet My Heart?
Double island pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3 · 3a · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Bet 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.