Piano chords · Bossa beach
How to play Can I Close The Door (On Love) on piano
By Berry Gordy
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 2013
- Easy
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Learn Can I Close The Door (On Love) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm – Bbm – Eb7 – Ab
How it goes
Can I Close The Door (On Love) sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmviBbmvEb7I7AbIV- CmC · Eb · G
- BbmBb · Db · F
- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
- AbAb · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Bossa sway
How it goes
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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: Eb – Fm – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – ii – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFmEb- EbEb · G · Bb
- FmF · Ab · C
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Questions about Can I Close The Door (On Love)
What chords are in Can I Close The Door (On Love)?
The loop is Cm – Bbm – Eb7 – Ab (vi – v – I7 – IV) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Fm – Eb.
What key is Can I Close The Door (On Love) in?
Eb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Can I Close The Door (On Love)?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Can I Close The Door (On Love) easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.