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How to play Heaven Holds The Ones I Love on piano
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- Ab major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- Easy
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Learn Heaven Holds The Ones I Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Db – Ebsus4 – Eb – Ab
How it goes
Heaven Holds The Ones I Love sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Db is Db, F and Ab; Ebsus4 is Eb, Ab and Bb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbIVEbsus4Vsus4EbVAbI- DbDb · F · Ab
- Ebsus4Eb · Ab · Bb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Giant steps
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, low and heavy, like a giant walking. Musicians call it lh chords (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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: Ab – Gb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are I – bVII – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbGbAb- GbGb · Bb · Db
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Questions about Heaven Holds The Ones I Love
What chords are in Heaven Holds The Ones I Love?
The loop is Db – Ebsus4 – Eb – Ab (IV – Vsus – V – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Ab – Gb – Ab.
What key is Heaven Holds The Ones I Love in?
Ab major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Heaven Holds The Ones I Love?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Heaven Holds The Ones I Love 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.