Piano chords · Waltz garden
How to play Dear Heart on piano
- F major
- 3/4
- 135 BPM
- 1964
- Medium
Learn Dear Heart in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm – F7 – Bb – Bdim
Dear Heart sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F; Bdim is B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmvF7I7BbIVBdim#iv°- CmC · Eb · G
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- BdimB · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Waltz stride
A deep bass, a chord above, then the octave: a leaping waltz. Musicians call it stride (3/4) (stride & boom-chick), a medium pattern heard in 215 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Sleepy waltz chords
A long chord, then a double on beat 3: a lazy, rocking waltz. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 135 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.
- 5
Ending: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
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Questions about Dear Heart
What chords are in Dear Heart?
The loop is Cm – F7 – Bb – Bdim (v – I7 – IV – #ivo) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Dear Heart in?
F major, at about 135 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Dear Heart?
Waltz stride: stride (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Dear 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.