Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play I Do on piano
By 98 Degrees
- A major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- Medium
Learn I Do in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: E7 – A – D – Bm
I Do sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E7 is E, G#, B and D; A is A, C# and E; D is D, F# and A; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
E7V7AIDIVBmii- E7E · G# · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
- BmB · D · F#
- 2
Left hand: Groovy roots
Notes jump around the “ands”, giving the bass a funky bounce. Musicians call it root bass · syncopated 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 363 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Groovy chords
Chords jump around the “ands” for a funky, dancing feel. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: A – E7 – A
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AE7A
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Questions about I Do
What chords are in I Do?
The loop is E7 – A – D – Bm (V7 – I – IV – ii) in A major, and the song ends on A – E7 – A.
What key is I Do in?
A major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Do?
Groovy roots: root bass · syncopated 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Do 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.