Piano chords · Old-time stride
How to play How Deep Is Your Love on piano
By The Bee Gees
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 115 BPM
- 1979
- Easy
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Learn How Deep Is Your Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Ab – Db7 – Eb
How it goes
How Deep Is Your Love sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Db7 is Db, F, Ab and Cb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIAbIVDb7bVII7EbI- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb
- Db7Db · F · Ab · Cb
- 2
Left hand: Oom-pah
How it goes
A bass note, then three soft chords: oom, pah, pah, pah. Musicians call it bass + chords (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
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 115 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: Eb – Abm – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – iv – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbAbmEb- AbmAb · Cb · Eb
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Questions about How Deep Is Your Love
What chords are in How Deep Is Your Love?
The loop is Eb – Ab – Db7 – Eb (I – IV – bVII7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Abm – Eb.
What key is How Deep Is Your Love in?
Eb major, at about 115 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in How Deep Is Your Love?
Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is How Deep Is Your 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.