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How to play Give Your Heart Away on piano
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- I–IV–vi–V loop
- 2014
- Easy
Learn Give Your Heart Away in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Ab – Db – Fm – Eb
Give Your Heart Away sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Db is Db, F and Ab; Fm is F, Ab and C; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIDbIVFmviEbV- AbAb · C · Eb
- DbDb · F · Ab
- FmF · Ab · C
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Walking roots
One low note on every beat, steady as walking feet. Musicians call it root bass · quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
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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
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.
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Ending: Fm – Eb – Ab
The last chords are vi – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FmEbAb
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Questions about Give Your Heart Away
What chords are in Give Your Heart Away?
The loop is Ab – Db – Fm – Eb (I – IV – vi – V) in Ab major, and the song ends on Fm – Eb – Ab.
What key is Give Your Heart Away in?
Ab major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Give Your Heart Away?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Give Your Heart Away 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.