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How to play I Burn For You on piano
Written by Sting
- F minor
- 6/8
- 112 BPM
- bVI–bVII–bVI–bVII loop
- Medium
Learn I Burn For You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Db – Eb – Db – Eb
I Burn For You sits in F minor: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Db is Db, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbVIEbVIIDbVIEbVII- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Swelling 6/8
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: 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 112 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.
- 5
Ending: Db – Eb – Fm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbFm- FmF · Ab · C
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Questions about I Burn For You
What chords are in I Burn For You?
The loop is Db – Eb – Db – Eb (bVI – bVII – bVI – bVII) in F minor, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Fm.
What key is I Burn For You in?
F minor, at about 112 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in I Burn For You?
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 I Burn For 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.