Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man on piano
By Jerome Kern
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1927
- Easy
Learn Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Gm – Cm – Cb – Fm7 – Eb – F – Bb7
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 7 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; Cm is C, Eb and G; Cb is Cb, Eb and Gb; Fm7 is F, Ab, C and Eb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; F is F, A and C; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmiiiCmviCbbVIFm7ii7EbIFIIBb7V7- GmG · Bb · D
- CmC · Eb · G
- CbCb · Eb · Gb
- Fm7F · Ab · C · Eb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
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Left hand: Marching giant
Thick three-note chords on every beat, rocking between two shapes. Musicians call it lh triads (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
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Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
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Both hands at 100 BPM
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: Ab – Bb – Eb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
What chords are in Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man?
The loop is Gm – Cm – Cb – Fm7 – Eb – F – Bb7 (iii – vi – bVI – ii7 – I – II – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man in?
Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man?
Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man?
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.