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How to play I Can’t Give You Anything But Love on piano
- G major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1928
- Easy
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Learn I Can’t Give You Anything But Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – Em7 – Bm – C7 – Am7 – Am – D7 – D
How it goes
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: G is G, B and D; Em7 is E, G, B and D; Bm is B, D and F#; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; Am7 is A, C, E and G; Am is A, C and E; D7 is D, F#, A and C; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIEm7vi7BmiiiC7IV7Am7ii7AmiiD7V7DV- GG · B · D
- Em7E · G · B · D
- BmB · D · F#
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- Am7A · C · E · G
- AmA · C · E
- D7D · F# · A · C
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Lazy footsteps
How it goes
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), 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 100 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: G – Am – G
How it goes
The last chords are I – ii – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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Questions about I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
What chords are in I Can’t Give You Anything But Love?
The loop is G – Em7 – Bm – C7 – Am7 – Am – D7 – D (I – vi7 – iii – IV7 – ii7 – ii – V7 – V) in G major, and the song ends on G – Am – G.
What key is I Can’t Give You Anything But Love in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Can’t Give You Anything But Love?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Can’t Give You Anything But Love easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of I Can’t Give You Anything But Love?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.