Piano chords · Lullaby boat
How to play Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman? on piano
By Bryan Adams
- Bb major
- 6/8
- 74 BPM
- ii–V7–ii–V7 loop
- 1994
- Medium
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Learn Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman? in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm – F7 – Cm – F7
How it goes
Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman? sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; F7 is F, A, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmiiF7V7CmiiF7V7- CmC · Eb · G
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Swelling 6/8
How it goes
Rises to the top and falls back in one rocking six-note wave. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 73 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hammock chords
How it goes
Long-short, long-short: soft chords sway like a hammock. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 74 BPM
How it goes
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: Cm – F7 – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CmF7Bb- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?
What chords are in Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman??
The loop is Cm – F7 – Cm – F7 (ii – V7 – ii – V7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – F7 – Bb.
What key is Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman? in?
Bb major, at about 74 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman??
Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman? 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.