Piano chords · Rock drive

How to play Body And Soul on piano

By Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse

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Learn Body And Soul in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: Bbm – Ebm7 – Ab7 – Db – Gb – Db – Ebm7 – Ddim
How it goes
Body And Soul sits in Db major: Db is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Ebm7 is Eb, Gb, Bb and Db; Ab7 is Ab, C, Eb and Gb; Db is Db, F and Ab; Gb is Gb, Bb and Db; Ddim is D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbmviEbm7ii7Ab7V7DbIGbIVDbIEbm7ii7Ddimbii°
- BbmBb · Db · F
- Ebm7Eb · Gb · Bb · Db
- Ab7Ab · C · Eb · Gb
- DbDb · F · Ab
- GbGb · Bb · Db
- DdimD · F · Ab
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Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Power fifthsLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 60 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.
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Ending: Gb – Ab – Db
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GbAbDb
- AbAb · C · Eb

What chords are in Body And Soul?

The loop is Bbm – Ebm7 – Ab7 – Db – Gb – Db – Ebm7 – Ddim (vi – ii7 – V7 – I – IV – I – ii7 – bii°) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.

What key is Body And Soul in?

Db major, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Body And Soul?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Body And Soul 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 Body And Soul?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 7 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.