Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play Hello, How Are You on piano
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- Eb major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 1968
- Medium
Learn Hello, How Are You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Eb – Bb – Ab – Abm
Hello, How Are You sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bb is Bb, D and F; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Abm is Ab, Cb and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIBbVAbIVAbmiv- EbEb · G · Bb
- BbBb · D · F
- AbAb · C · Eb
- AbmAb · Cb · Eb
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Left hand: Boogie walker
A walking line that climbs and falls through the chord. Musicians call it boogie-woogie line (boogie & shuffle), a medium pattern heard in 807 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 80 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb
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Questions about Hello, How Are You
What chords are in Hello, How Are You?
The loop is Eb – Bb – Ab – Abm (I – V – IV – iv) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Hello, How Are You in?
Eb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Hello, How Are You?
Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Hello, How Are You 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.