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How to play Give Me Your Eyes on piano

By Brandon Heath

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Left hand Dawdling footstepsThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn Give Me Your Eyes in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

  1. 1

    Chords: Em – C – G – D

    Give Me Your Eyes sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    EmviCIVGIDV
    • EmE · G · B
    • CC · E · G
    • GG · B · D
    • DD · F# · A
    176 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Dawdling footsteps

    Two steps, then a lazy late note after beat 3 that catches up on 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 222 songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: the chords, held

    In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 90 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. 5

    Ending: C – D – G

    The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    CDG

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Questions about Give Me Your Eyes

What chords are in Give Me Your Eyes?

The loop is Em – C – G – D (vi – IV – I – V) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Give Me Your Eyes in?

G major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Give Me Your Eyes?

Dawdling footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Give Me Your Eyes 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.