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How to play Follow Your Heart on piano
Written by Mark Hollmann
- Eb major
- 3/4
- 135 BPM
- 2001
- Easy
Learn Follow Your Heart in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb7 – Fm – Cm – Gm
Follow Your Heart sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Fm is F, Ab and C; Cm is C, Eb and G; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Bb7V7FmiiCmviGmiii- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- FmF · Ab · C
- CmC · Eb · G
- GmG · Bb · D
- 2
Left hand: Oom-pah-pah
One strong beat and two light ones: a dance in three. Musicians call it waltz oom-pah-pah (waltz), an easy pattern heard in 526 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Waltz chords
A chord on each of the three beats: a simple 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: Ab – Abm – Eb
The last chords are IV – iv – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbAbmEb- AbAb · C · Eb
- AbmAb · Cb · Eb
- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Follow Your Heart
What chords are in Follow Your Heart?
The loop is Bb7 – Fm – Cm – Gm (V7 – ii – vi – iii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Abm – Eb.
What key is Follow Your Heart in?
Eb major, at about 135 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Follow Your Heart?
Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Follow Your Heart 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.