Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Can’t Buy You Money on piano
Written by Toby Keith & Scotty Emerick
- D major
- 4/4
- 124 BPM
- 2006
- Easy
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Learn Can’t Buy You Money in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D7 – A7 – Bb – C7
How it goes
Can’t Buy You Money sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D7 is D, F#, A and C; A7 is A, C#, E and G; Bb is Bb, D and F; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
D7I7A7V7BbbVIC7bVII7- D7D · F# · A · C
- A7A · C# · E · G
- BbBb · D · F
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Doorbell ding-dong
How it goes
Two high, two low, in a lazy push rhythm: ding-ding, dong-dong. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8-5-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 472 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Wait-a-beat chords
How it goes
Silence on beat 1, then chords on 2, 3 and 4, leaving room for the bass. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 124 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: G – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
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Questions about Can’t Buy You Money
What chords are in Can’t Buy You Money?
The loop is D7 – A7 – Bb – C7 (I7 – V7 – bVI – bVII7) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Can’t Buy You Money in?
D major, at about 124 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Can’t Buy You Money?
Doorbell ding-dong: broken chord 8-8-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Can’t Buy You Money 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.