Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play I Concentrate On You on piano
By Cole Porter
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 115 BPM
- 1939
- Medium
Learn I Concentrate On You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gb7 – F7 – Bb7 – Eb
I Concentrate On You sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gb7 is Gb, Bb, Db and Fb; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Gb7bIII7F7II7Bb7V7EbI- Gb7Gb · Bb · Db · Fb
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 2
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.
- 3
Right hand: Heartbeat chords
Long, short, long: chords on the pop heartbeat, then a rest. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 115 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about I Concentrate On You
What chords are in I Concentrate On You?
The loop is Gb7 – F7 – Bb7 – Eb (bIII7 – II7 – V7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is I Concentrate On You in?
Eb major, at about 115 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Concentrate On You?
Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Concentrate On 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.