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How to play He Don’t Love You Like I Love You on piano
Written by Daniel Bedingfield
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2002
- Easy
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Learn He Don’t Love You Like I Love You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gm – Ebsus4 – Bb – Gm
How it goes
He Don’t Love You Like I Love You sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; Ebsus4 is Eb, Ab and Bb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmviEbsus4IVsus4BbIGmvi- GmG · Bb · D
- Ebsus4Eb · Ab · Bb
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Run-up footsteps
How it goes
Four steady steps plus a quick extra one that leads into the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 581 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Offbeat skank
How it goes
Chords only on the “and”: reggae and swing. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: Gm – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are vi – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GmFBb- FF · A · C
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Questions about He Don’t Love You Like I Love You
What chords are in He Don’t Love You Like I Love You?
The loop is Gm – Ebsus4 – Bb – Gm (vi – IVsus – I5 – vi) in Bb major, and the song ends on Gm – F – Bb.
What key is He Don’t Love You Like I Love You in?
Bb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in He Don’t Love You Like I Love You?
Run-up footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is He Don’t Love You Like I Love You 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.